Should human cloning be allowed?

Should human cloning be allowed?

What is human cloning all about?  The process of human cloning comprises creating a copy of a human being that is genetically identical to him by the means of asexual reproduction. Should cloning for human benefits or even human cloning itself be allowed in society today? That is a question we must ask ourselves. In my opinion, I agree that human cloning should be allowed. This is because human cloning  providing better research capabilities to find cures to many health problem and diseases. Besides that, it can help some infertile parents who do not wish to have artificial insemination to get a child and that child may have physical characteristics same as their parents.

            Through cloning and other forms of genetic research scientists are all ready learning all kinds of important information about the genetic make up of cancer and before long we may have the cure for cancer. Though the cure for cancer is reason enough not to ban cloning it is by no means the only benefit this new technology could create for the medical field. For example, the average person carries 8 defective genes inside them. These defective genes allow people to become sick when they would otherwise remain healthy. With human cloning and its technology it may be possible to ensure that we no longer suffer because of our defective genes.

            Furthermore, embryonic stem cells can be grown to produce organs or tissues to repair or replace damaged ones. Skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain damaged, spinal cord cells for quadriplegics and paraplegics, hearts, lungs, livers, and kidneys could be produced. By combining this technology with human cloning technology it may be possible to produce needed tissue for suffering people that will be free of rejection by their immune systems. For example, human cloning technology could be used to reverse heart attacks.  Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged. 

            Moreover, many couples that are infertile still have a great desire to create a new life however the current method in vitro fertilization is very often ineffective.   In fact it only results in a healthy pregnancy 10% of the time.  However, human cloning would also help people who are suffering from infertility. They can just get themselves cloned and have a baby of their own. If you add a bit of genetic engineering, you will have designer babies that are exact copies of the parents with some additional talents and looks. People will be able to fulfill their desires that they lack and create a clone of themselves with all the extra qualities they would love to possess. Talented people like Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Beethoven can be cloned once again and they can carry forward their legacy of creativity for a whole new generation. 

            In conclusion, cloning to some extent is good. You can clone organs and blood tissues to save lives. But cloning humans for harvesting human organs is a bad idea. In my opinion, I agree that human cloning should be allowed. It provide better research capabilities to find cures to many health problem such as cancer. It also help some of the infertile parents to get a child. Human cloning may be illegal and unethical today to clone humans but no one knows what the future holds. The future can give birth to clones who are either a boon or a bane to human race. So whether we will choose to become God or remain humans, is something that only time will tell.

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Yi Xian