Clone Mammals And Human Beings example essay topic

Topic: The ethics of human cloning Specific Purpose: My goal for this speech is two-fold. First, I desire to encourage my audience to think about the ethics of human cloning and to form an opinion of their own. Second, and for those who have an opinion already, I hope to create a modification in my audience's attitude so that they may consider the side of the human cloning debate for which I stand: an advocate of human cloning. Central Idea: Although there are risks involved in human cloning, the possible benefits greatly out weigh the possible costs. Pattern of organization: Topical (persuasive) Introduction I. What have you heard? A. "Some people see things as they are and say why, I see things that never were and say why not". B. This famous quote by George Bernard Shaw underlies one of the hottest debates covered by newscasts today: human cloning. C. Modern technology has allowed us to clone animals. Many of these animals are mammals.

If we can clone mammals and human beings are mammals, then surely, in time, we can clone human beings. D. This afternoon I am going to answer the question "Why?" - as in why we should clone humans, and I hope that by the end of this speech you will find no answer to the question "Why not?" (Connective: Let's look first at why human cloning has become such a hot topic of discussion... ) Body I. What is the problem? A. One of the reasons that human cloning has become such a heated debate is because it interferes with the individual beliefs of each and every human being. 1. Human cloning contributes to the age-old debate of science vs. religion. a.

Are there any moral and theological limits to technology? b. If we can clone a human being, should we? 2. The United States of America is such a great "melting pot", and it is absolutely impossible to make everybody happy. B. What is "clone?" (Hine) 1. noun "clone" - refers to a cell or an organism that is genetically identical to another cell or organism from which it was derived 2. verb "clone" - refers to the process of creating cloned cells or organisms C. If we do not continue the research to clone humans, we would be doing ourselves a great disservice. 1. Human cloning gives us the opportunity to have "spare parts" for organ transplants. a.

Scott's dad story 2. Human cloning could become a viable alternative means of reproduction. a. infertile couples b. Current choices are limited and involve complicated medical procedures. 1. Obtain an egg from a donor, have it fertilized in vitro with sperm from her partner and then implanted in her womb 2.

The child's genetic make-up would be half that of another woman 3. It is kinder and much more natural to allow the woman the option to give birth to a clone of herself c. couples with genetic diseases 1. (Anderson) cystic fibrosis example 1.1. both individuals have a recessive gene for disease 2. (Macklin) example 1.1. male has a genetic defect (Connective: It is clear that human cloning could greatly increase the quality of life for many individuals. So why are some people so against human cloning?) II.

A possible solution. A. Many people incorrectly believe that cloning would produce children who are genetically predetermined to possess particular personality traits or to serve a utilitarian purpose. 1. Hitler fallacy 2. Gregory Pence opinion a. "Cloning merely recreates the genes of the ancestor, not what he has learned or experienced. Technically, it recreates the genotype, not the phenotype".

3. Saddam Hussein example 4. "Little League fathers" and "stage mothers" already do this B. Banning human cloning would be counterproductive 1. it would encourage a belief in genetic determinism a. (Wachbroit) definition C. People also wrongly believe that human cloning will sacrifice a clone's individuality. (Garg) 1. What about identical twins? a. redundant people?

NO b. if a mother loses a twin, does she know the difference? did the world lose some diversity? YES D. A devaluation of clones compared to non-clones is another false belief held by anti-clones. (Garg) 1. This problem has been addressed once with slavery in the United States. There is room in the Constitution for another amendment to protect the equal rights of clones.

2. A child is a child is a child, however conceived. E. Another common misconception is that human cloning is in essence "playing God". (Baum) 1. Human beings have been doing so for centuries. a. plant and animal breeding b. vaccination & antibiotics c. exterminated species d. created reproductive technologies e. invented recombinant DNA 2. There is nothing wrong with "playing God" if one can succeed. a. surgeon doing a heart transplant b. parent vaccinating a child to prevent disease c. "God helps those who help themselves".

3. Imagine a science fiction story, about a man who tries to take over the world by making the ultimate fighting machine. Once he has constructed this monstrosity, he could then clone it and make as many clones as his heart desires. a. If the United States government were to do the same thing, billions and billion would be saved each year, not to mention lives of our precious soldiers. b.

That money could go where it is truly needed, such as Welfare, Social Security, education programs, etc. (Connective: But what about the risks of cloning humans?) . Visualize and attack the situation. A. Of course there are risks to human cloning. There are risks to everything. But imagine what our world would be like right now if no one ever took a risk toward advancement. Without some risk, there is no progress, no advance.

1. Pioneers don't cross prairies 2. Astronauts don't walk on the moon 3. Freedom Riders don't take buses to integrate the South B. Imagine it was your father dying innocently of cancer at age 55. How would you feel if a doctor said, "It's not a problem, I'll just clone his liver". Science and technology would be revolutionized for ever, for the better.

(Connective: Human cloning allows us to advance our society to the point where we can increase the quality of life as well as save it.) Conclusion I. In conclusion, we have already cloned large mammals similar to the genetic make-up of humans, so why stop there? A. It took risks for us as a human race and a civilization to grow. I believe that it is time for the next step in the human evolution, or what I like to call "phase two". B. So dismiss the myth promoted by those who wish to ban human cloning, and consider the benefits of this technological breakthrough. C. Human cloning: The future is upon us...

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