Ethical+and+Moral+Considerations

__**//Ethical considerations//**__ Many of the concerns about cloning have focused on issues related to "playing God," and interfering with the natural order of life (Kathi E. Hanna, 2006) 
 * __Why cloning may not be such a good idea__**

Reproductive cloning is expensive and highly inefficient. More than 90% of cloning attempts fail to produce viable offspring. More than 100 nuclear transfer procedures could be required to produce one viable clone. In addition to low success rates, cloned animals tend to have more compromised immune function and higher rates of infection, tumor growth, and other disorders. Many cloned animals have not lived long enough to generate good data about how clones age. Appearing healthy at a young age unfortunately is not a good indicator of long-term survival (Health, 2009).


 * Do we really know what we are eatting? **

Did you know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eating meat from cloned animals? It was said to be virtually indistinguishable from the non-cloned animals. Food labels do not have to state that food is from animal clones or their offspring. FDA has found no science-based reason to require labels to distinguish between products from clones and products from conventionally produced animals. (FDA, 2009)

** The possiblity of cloning on Humans? **

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 **__Why cloning may be a good idea__**

Supporters of cloning believe that the practice could eventually identify cells that would trigger regenerative medicine. They believe with further research perhaps they could develop tissues and organs for transplantats that would neither stimulate an immune response nor require the use of immunosuppressive drugs. Supporters also believe with further research they could possibly improve treatment and possibly develop a cure for serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as improvements in burn treatment and reconstructive cosmetic surgery <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; msonoproof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">(Wikipedia, 2009).

