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“Cloning of a Human” by Charles Q, Choi

Can humans be cloned? This is the question that scientist and writer, Charles Choi forces on in his article, “Cloning of a Human”. Since, the cloning of a sheep name “Dolly” most assume that human cloning is not that far off. However, no human clones have ever been made and scientists are still doing preliminary research on it. Yes, scientists have generate clones by replacing the nucleus of an egg cell with one from a human, and have even cloned human embroys, but they have not and probably never will gotten past the early stage of human cloning. Choi provides his readers with his opinion on whether humans can be cloned. “No human clones have been made, other than those born naturally as identical twins. Despite success with other mammals, the process has proved much more difficult in humans, which may strike some people as comforting and others as disappointing” (Choi 1). However, there are some scientists who disagree with Choi. Sonal
Panse in his article, “How Humans Can Be Cloned” discusses why he believes humans can be cloned. “Human clones already do exist in nature; twins, triplets, quadruplets and sextuplets are natural clones. But when the topic of human cloning comes up, most people take it to mean human beings produced in a laboratory. This has long been the staple of science fiction. And it could be possible. Others, like Dr. Severino Antinori and the Raelian sect's company Clonaid, have claimed to have already created human clones. So far, however,
these claimants haven't put forward any concrete evidence and their claims are regarded with skepticism in the scientific community. But, yes, humans can be cloned. And there are enough volunteers to give cloning a try. This, despite the obvious risks of cloning, as demonstrated by malformed or perennially-ill or short-lived animal clones” (Panse 1). Simon Smith, another very talented researcher also disagrees with Choi and believes that there are some benefits to cloning. “Human cloning technology is expected to result in several miraculous medical breakthroughs. We may be able to cure cancer if cloning leads to a better understanding of cell differentiation. Theories exist about how cloning may lead to a cure for heart attacks, a revolution in cosmetic surgery, organs for organ transplantation, and predictions abound about how cloning technology will save thousands of lives” (Smith 1).

Let’s say humans can be cloned. There are some serious ethical issues that need should not be taking lightly. In his article, Rep. Dave Weldon tells his readers why he does not like human cloning. "If you start allowing all these labs all over the place to create human clones, then it's only a matter of time before somebody tries to bring a baby to birth because the implantation of those cloned embryos would occur within the privacy of the doctor/patient relationship. I just don’t think that it is safe” said Rep. Dave Weldon, a doctor. The one that is most considering is that fact that humans could be cloned without their consent or knowledge, which is pretty scary to even think about. For instance, if you were approached by a scientist and asked if you would participate in their cloning experiment, and you said no, and then, years later, you find out that they cloned you without your knowledge. Wouldn’t you be upset and feel like you have been
violated? The answer, most often than not is yes. Choi discusses this same ethical issue in his article. “Ethical issues would persist even assuming foolproof techniques. For
instance, could people be cloned without their knowledge or consent” (Choi 1)? In the September 1997 issue of the TV Guide, Elizabeth Perkins, the star of the hit movie “Cloned” was asked how she would react if she ever encountered an unexpected identical twin. "I would kill the clone. That would be my first response” she said. The ethics of human cloning has become a great issue to debate in the past few decades. Both sides of the issue have many reasons to clone or not to clone. A fascinating topic that will be discusses for many years to come.
Interesting enough, I have an identical twin brother name Daniel. We are very close and we are naturally born clones. We are like the same person. We do and like the same things. For instance, if my twin brother eats something and does not like it, I would not even try it because I figure I won’t like it because he did not like it. The best part about having a twin is that we can switch places and fool people, which is great. We use to be in the same classes, so one of us would do the homework, while the other was outside having fun. This is one of the reasons why I think people would like to have a clone and my research supports it. “Have you ever wished you could have a clone of yourself to do homework while you hit the skate park or went out with your friends? Imagine if you could really do that. Where would you start” (1). However, my twin and I experiment different things. Basically, his past is my future or vice versa. Whatever, he went
through in the past. I make sure does not happen to me.

The article, “Cloning of a Human” by Charles Q, Choi has many strengths and weaknesses. The strengths made the article interesting and a delight to read, however the weaknesses made the article confusing and hard to follow.

First, the article offers a great overview of and insights into human cloning. One of its strengths is that Choi did not show any bias. He simply gave us a fair and balanced look at human cloning. Choi told the entire story, both the good and the bad, and did not care about what people would say about his article. Choi’s presentation and writing style was also a strength. The way he wrote the article made it clearer, easy to understand, and a delight to read. The best part about Choi’s style is that he does not use big words. This is a strength because most authors use big words which make their articles and books hard to understand. I believe that due to Choi’s style, this article can be understood by virtually anyone. The research and studying that Choi did was also a strength. He used many direct quotes which helped me get a feeling of what people thought of human cloning. I would definitely read more articles by Choi, if written
in the same style as this one.

I believe that the major weakness of this article is that it’s too short. Yes, it does hit all the main points, but does not go into details about human cloning. The article is great but it would have been better if it had given more details.