Human Cloning - Individualistic vs. Communitarian :: Cloning Argumentative Persuasive Argument

Human Cloning - Individualistic vs. Communitarian            In more debatable topics around the world, we arouse check differing positions, and opinions. M both of these arguments, can be narroweddown to two different views, or constructs individualistic and communitarian(an chain of mountains of collectivism). An individualistic viewpoint stresses the rights ofthe individual as a unique creation (class review). A communitarian viewpoint ismore concerned with the good for the greatest number, veritable(a) if an individualmust suffer or sacrifice (class review). These different elements do notnecessarily label the people as opposed to, or in favor of the topic here.  Theyjust show where your motivations lie, is your involvement for self-importance fulfillmentor for the good of society? Within the contents of this paper, I will analyzethe elements of  individualism and collectivism that exist in the controversialtopic of re-c reate.            When Dr. Ian Wilmut, a 52-year-old embryologist at the RoslinInstitute in Edinburgh announced on that he had replaced the genetic material ofsheeps egg with the DNA from an adult sheep, and created a lamb (Dolly), thetopic of cloning created many new questions of its own. None were ascontroversial as Will they apply this to humans as nearly? According to Dr.Wilmut, the answer was there is no reason in teaching why you couldnt doit( toller humans), but he added, All of us would find that offensive.(Wilmutas quoted by NYTimes, Daniel Callahan, 02/26/97).            From an individualistic viewpoint, those in favor of cloning humanbeings, do not see it as morally, or ethically wrong. Many see it as anopportunity to have children, or by chance to re-create a child who is dyingfrom a terminal illness. exploitation a deterministic argument, many infertile couplesare worried that a ny government restrictions on human cloning might hurt theirchances just about day for bearing children through new medical technology ( Newsday,doubting Thomas Maier, 03/14/1997). In a form of expressive individualism, Tom Buckowski,from studio apartment City, California said, Its my body, my choice, right? But what ifI want my body cloned and warehoused for throw in parts? Upon what basis cangovernment decide what I can or cannot do with my body?(Los Angeles Times,3/07/1997). In both examples, the plethoric voice is that of the firstlanguage of individualism. The first language refers to the  individualistic rule that is the dominant American form of discourse about moral, social, andpolitical matters (Bellah et al, Habits of the Heart, pg.334).            Anita Manning, a writer for USA TODAY revealed anotherindividualistic argument in favor of cloning.  In her article Pressing aright to clone humans, Manning interviews a gro up of gay activists, who see