Also, human cloning can be compared to slavery, for the clone is nothing more than a product, much like a slave under the control of its master.
In addition, human cloning will create an identity crisis within the cloned individual. For example, a child might be born with only one biological parent, due to the fact that the clone is an exact duplicate of the donor. Also, the clone could be the offspring of a complete stranger with no biological/hereditary ties to the clone. In essence, the clone will be its own parents which could lead to some extremely confusing events once the cloned individual is "born." In support of this, a scientist credited with the creation of "Dolly," the first cloned animal, stated that "the cloning of humans (is) appalling because it would result in a number of... deaths among newborns (and) could also change family dynamics in profound and unpredictable ways. " Also, "there is no current scientific justification for attempting to produce a human being at this time" (Internet, "Human Cloning," 1998).
Finally, J. Hughes points out that the findings published in the Preliminary Draft of a Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights in 1995 notes that "No one may be subjected to discrimination on the basis of genetic characteristics and that... The effect of injuring the recognition of human dignity or the enjoyment of his/her rights on the grounds of equality (must not be tolerated)" (Internet, 2005). It would seem that the individual rights of the...
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ARGUMENT AGAINST HUMAN CLONING
