Non-religious argument - genetic engineeing
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- Created on: 07-04-16 17:39
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- Non-religious argument - genetic engineeing
- For
- Offers the prospect of cures
- It's done in other countries and so it avaliable for those rich enough to travel
- Cloning processes have been used to grow healthy cells to replace malfunctioning ones and cure disease
- Cloning using animal eggs does not involve any loss of human life
- It is an integral part of medical research
- It is monitored by law and has benefits
- Against
- There is not enough information about long term consequeneces
- It has effects which would be irreversible
- It places too much power in the hands of scientists and it could be used to create scientifically human beings
- It treats the human body as a commodity no different from plants
- It offers the possibility of people having to be genetically screened before getting life insurance, senior jobs. Anyone likely to develop an illness or die young could lose out
- For
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