Consider the case for and against in the use of cloning technologies. To what extent do I feel the use of such technologies to be justifiable?
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Fiona White Communication Essay/Resources Consider the case for and against in the use of cloning technologies. To what extent do I feel the use of such technologies to be justifiable? The ethical debate concerning cloning that has inevitably followed since the announcement and much celebrated birth of Dolly the Sheep in 1997, is highly charged and emotive. When human cloning is mentioned it normally has negative connotations with the individual conjuring up a mental picture of a sub-human creature with an almost Frankenstein like appearance. Many people are afraid of the idea because it is a new technology and relatively misunderstood, and with the media using shock headlines to sell newspapers, this alone feeds the fear within us. There is of course much uncertainty over the meaning of 'cloning'. This is the generalised term used by scientists to describe the different processes for duplicating biological material. There are varying forms of cloning ranging...


