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“I'm against society imposing rules on individuals for how they want to use genetic knowledge. We're too multi-cultural to say we know how other people should behave. The state should stay out of genetics.” According to Nobel Prize winner James Watson, the unraveler of the double helix structure of DNA, restrictions should not be placed upon genetics and the cloning process. The world is currently divided over the legality and morality of cloning as several prominent scientists, such as James Watson, promote experimentation in the field of genetics whereas others adamantly oppose such research. Today, both proponents and protesters of human cloning have numerous reasons to support their views. In recent months, a group name the Raelians claimed that they had cloned the first human baby despite the lack of biological evidence; in fact, this group claims to have clones 5 babies in recent months. Such an incredible claim could alter science and human evolution if true, but the Raelian Clonaid division, which has only 2 employees officially, has not presented provided any proof. Clonaid’s claim has grave moral, ethical, and legal issues since they deal with such delicate issues. A myriad of ethical, moral, and legal issues arise from the issues involving the cloning of human beings. One issue pertains to religion. Many religious groups have strong convictions against the cloning of human life since they believe that life is sacred and only God has the right to create and destroy. A vast number of Americans believe in the sanctity of human life and that it should not be altered or experimented with. In fact people’s opinions of abortion tie in to their beliefs on cloning since both topics deal with the value of human life. People fear that if cloning research continues, it may result in human beings playing God as scientists could alter the genetic makeup of babies and possibly produce the perfect human. Many religious groups believe that humans are born the way they are for a reason and this should not be altered by cloning.
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