– In 1818, when Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, the idea of one human being f

– In 1818, when Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, the idea of one human being fabricating another was purely metaphorical and the process was presumed to be impossible. In the latter part of the 20th century, medical and scientific advancements ushered in the successful cloning of a sheep in 1996. The medical world was excited about the opportunities cloning provided for organ transplant, re-growth of damaged cells, and the potential eradication of life altering diseases. Human cloning is defined as \”the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human.\” The most recent news (November 15, 2011) released by Harvaard Medical School, reports the success of patients testing their own stem cells to repair the damage caused by heart attacks. Harvard claims that heart repair with stem cells could be the \”biggest breakthrough in a generation.\” – But science cannot satisfy society\’s moral questions re Science playing \”God\” and cloning remains very controversial. The major controversy is over when does life begin and the rights of a clone in March 2005 a non-binding UN Declaration on Humans Cloning called for the ban of all forms of Human Cloning was adopted in the US. In 1998-2001-2004-2007, the US House of Representatives voted whether to ban all human cloning, both reproductive and therapeutic. Each time, divisions in the Senate over therapeutic cloning prevented either competing proposals (a ban on both forms of reproductive cloning only) from passing. On March 10, 20101, a bill (HR 4808) was introduced with a section banning federal funding for human cloning. Such a law, if passed, would not prevent research from occurring in private institutions, such as universities that have both private and federal funding. There are currently no federal laws in the US which ban cloning completely and any such laws would raise difficult Constitutional questions similiar to the abortion laws. >> ESSAY FORMAT AND DEVELOPMENT << Introduction and conclusion paragraphs must be at least 5 sentences and the body paragraph must be at least 8 sentences to be considered a fully developed paragraph. Thesis statement, located as the last sentence of the introduction paragraph, should be either, \"I am in favor of human cloning\" or \"I am against human cloning.\"