SOCIAL
The
revolution and research in genetics and biomedicine
has also raised a lot of social issues and implications.
For example if the successful cloning of humans were
to be allowed, it would raise issues on housing and
the family. In the process of cloning, an unfertilised
egg from the adult female is removed. This results
in a clone which is an identical copy of the mother.
The resulting clone would have no father, just like
Dolly the sheep. The process of cloning certainly
goes against the order of nature in which a human
is produced from the fusion of the male sperm and
a female egg
This
raises an interesting issue. Would the male species
be redundant in society? Would we end up with a family
with no fathers and sons since technically a male
is not required for procreation. The family is the
basic building block of society in any country and
especailly so in Singapore
A family helps make life balanced, fun and fulfilling.
Families also serve as an important pillar of stability
and support for the individual as well as for the
nation. At the individual level, families are a primary
source of emotional, social and financial support.
On the national level, strong and stable families
are fundamental to social stability and national cohesiveness
as they help develop socially responsible individuals
and deepen the bond Singaporeans have in their country.
How would the absence of the male affect the family?
With
the prospect of immortality - this also raises the
issue of land, food and housing. If humans can live
forever, these issues would be a serious concern for
any government and society.
