Cloning

"Since the cloning of the sheep Dolly, there has been much debate over whether or not humans should be cloned. Many people feel this is a violation of the natural order of things and that all research in the area of human cloning should be banned. Others feel that this is a natural progression of science and human evolution and that research in the area of human cloning should be a priority. How do you feel about this issue?"

I think that people should be allowed to research cloning humans but there are
stilll somee pros and cons to it. Human cloning is a form of asexual
reproduction, a clone would have the exact same genetic structure of an existing
person. A clone is a new category of existence altogether. Human cloning can
enable people to have children if they can't produce sperm or egg cells, cloning
would also allow lesbians to have children without the use of donor sperm cells.
On the other hand reproductive cloning will make humans seem as a
manufacturing product and it would destroy the sense of uniqueness in human
beings. I think cloning will greatly benefit many people in many ways.

Cloning allows people to have children if they can't be helped by other fertility
methods. If someone is born with fertility problemsand they are not capable of
reproducing, cloning would allow that person to have a child. Cloning also lets
lesbians to have children without the use of donor sperm that comes from a man
they do not know, and gay men will be able to have children without donor egg
cells. Reproductive cloning can give parents who have lost a child in the birthing
process redress. If one of the parents has aids or cancer they will not be able to
reproduce without giving their child their disease, cloning would allow the other
parent that is free from aids or cancer to use their cells to make a child.

Reproductive cloning would make people seem as a manufacturing product
versus someone that is born. Cloning would destroy the uniqueness of a person
and can lead to segregation among clons and people who are not clones.
Cloning is very unsafe, nearly all mammalian clones have resulted in death. The
deaths of clones are usually stillbirths, misscarriages, and early sickness.
Reproductive cloning puts the clones and ordinary humans in physical and
psychological danger.

I think cloning would benefit alot of people in multiple ways. Cloning would
allow people with a lethal heart condition to transplant an exact copy of their
heart that doesnt have the illness into that person. A family that has lost a child
in their younger years could have a clone of that child to fill the gap that the
death of the previous child left. Human cloning will eventually lead to cures for
such diseases as aids and cancer. Human cloning is the next step toward a
better understanding of human cells.

Reproductive cloning is the production of a human child that has the exact
same genetic structure as its human donor. Reproductive cloning allows people
with fertility problems to have children. Cloning also allows scientists to
understand the human genome more clearly. Reproductive cloning is also very
dangerous and could cause the deaths of thousands of people. I think we
should clone humans because it will benefit everyone with a sickness and
possibly lead to a world without disease.