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house Bill H.R. 3498

Should Human Cloning be Banned?

Argument in favor

The U.S. should join several of its European peers in banning human cloning for reproductive or therapeutic purposes. Cloning humans raises too many ethical questions for it to be allowed.

operaman's Opinion
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05/29/2016
Cloning of replacement parts only! Just because science can clone a human doesn't mean one should. I'm a strong believer in creating humans babies the old fashion way as God intended.
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BullrockNY's Opinion
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05/29/2016
Full humans? No thanks! Organs yes, but I see so many problems with this..I'm sure the FBI and others would love having unaccounted for human beings at their disposal
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Moni's Opinion
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05/29/2016
My worry is that we will use clones as a means of organ donors. Not only will we be possibly asking whether these clones have legal rights we could be asking do they qualify as entities will full autonomy.
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Argument opposed

Fears about cloning humans and the societal turmoil it could cause are overblown. Morality shouldn't be allowed to stand in the way of potentially life and world altering scientific advancements.

Andre's Opinion
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05/29/2016
Science , experimentation and progress are not moral debates. Anything that can progress humanity should be pursued.
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davidashirov's Opinion
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05/29/2016
The government shouldn't regulate what we can and can't do if it doesn't harm others.
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Kaleb's Opinion
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05/30/2016
I'm not a fan of cloning yet. But if we make it illegal outright, there's no turning back. I believe it mocks a sacred and intimate act between two people. But the possibilities for those who are unable to have children are endless, as well as better understanding of genetics and the "Nature vs Nurture" argument. As long as it is under intense scrutiny in every aspect, I will support it.
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bill Progress

  • Not enacted
    The President has not signed this bill
  • The senate has not voted
  • The house has not voted
      house Committees
      Committee on the Judiciary
      Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
    IntroducedSeptember 11th, 2015

Bill Activity

  • action
    Introduced in House
  • referral
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • referral
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

bill Progress

  • Not enacted
    The President has not signed this bill
  • The senate has not voted
  • The house has not voted
      house Committees
      Committee on the Judiciary
      Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
    IntroducedSeptember 11th, 2015
    operaman's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    Cloning of replacement parts only! Just because science can clone a human doesn't mean one should. I'm a strong believer in creating humans babies the old fashion way as God intended.
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    Andre's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    Science , experimentation and progress are not moral debates. Anything that can progress humanity should be pursued.
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    BullrockNY's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    Full humans? No thanks! Organs yes, but I see so many problems with this..I'm sure the FBI and others would love having unaccounted for human beings at their disposal
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    Moni's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    My worry is that we will use clones as a means of organ donors. Not only will we be possibly asking whether these clones have legal rights we could be asking do they qualify as entities will full autonomy.
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    davidashirov's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    The government shouldn't regulate what we can and can't do if it doesn't harm others.
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    Kaleb's Opinion Against
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    05/30/2016
    I'm not a fan of cloning yet. But if we make it illegal outright, there's no turning back. I believe it mocks a sacred and intimate act between two people. But the possibilities for those who are unable to have children are endless, as well as better understanding of genetics and the "Nature vs Nurture" argument. As long as it is under intense scrutiny in every aspect, I will support it.
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    David's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    Human Cloning will provide us with massive strides in scientific advancement and health care, improving the lives of millions, and making many life threatening diseases that require things such as transplants finally easily solvable. It may seem unethical to have Human Cloning be legal, but it will be unethical to make it illegal and have people die from diseases that have could be preventable through human Cloning.
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    BTSundra's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    Human cloning offers too many rewards to be outright banned.
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    Chris's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    This is not an issue the federal government should even be considering.
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    Kyle's Opinion Against
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    06/01/2016
    We shouldn't prematurely ban this without it ever being tried or explored. There are serious moral issues raised but we shouldn't reject science because we fear humanity's lack of morality
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    Wes's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    Until we can figure out how to feed, house, and take care of all the naturally born on the planet, we shouldn't me manufacturing more.
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    Austin's Opinion In Favor
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    05/30/2016
    The cloning of human beings perpetrates the sanctity of human life, in that it leads to the destruction of uniqueness of individuals that is imbedded into the culture of our society and world.
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    Michele's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    Don't make excuses that will stand in the way of scientific advances.
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    TDJCatholicBlogger's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    I'm not going to stand idle and watch us march blindly into a Brave New World. Stop playing God. Ban this blasphemy.
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    Lauren's Opinion Against
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    05/30/2016
    Freedom to pursue happiness. Freedom to at least gain knowledge through scientific development and research.
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    Matthew's Opinion Against
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    06/01/2016
    A blanket ban on human cloning would prevent research that could help save lives by developing new techniques or drugs. With the proper regulation we can still use cloning as a tool for the benefit of humans.
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    BananaNeil's Opinion Against
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    05/29/2016
    Congress regulating the advancement of science and research is absurd and debilitating.
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    Coty's Opinion Against
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    06/02/2016
    Having such a sweeping law against cloning severely prohibits scientific research in this field. Besides, it is not up to elected officials, and worse - unelected officials, to decide the morality of the society it governs. It is up to the people to push the story of its morality onto the government that it owns. Let people question a push their own morality and mortality, the government has no place butting in to these issues.
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    sroberts's Opinion In Favor
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    05/29/2016
    Human cloning is ethically sticky. I'm not against the idea of cloning organs or animals, but until we are sure exactly what we're doing (scientifically, ethically, morally), we need to wait.
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    DeanLA's Opinion In Favor
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    02/25/2017
    "What you’re doing is you’re creating something that is a human being – that’s the genetics of it. It’s something we should say we draw the line on. You can envision this ‘Matrix’-like thing where you’re actually growing clones over a matter of time to try and harvest, later on, the organs." I totally agree with this statement. Scientists want to play God and then when their creation goes wrong, then they will be harvesting organs. We need to prevent them from crossing this line with clones.
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