A Closer Look at Human Cloning

Cloning could be the answer to the pain and suffering of many people around the globe. Human cloning is the asexual reproduction or replication of a human being at any stage of development. It can also be defined as the formation of an identical genetic copy of a human being. Cloning itself is not new as it dates back to the 1970s where frogs and toads were experimented on. It is primarily divided into two types namely therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Reproductive cloning is whereby there is a creation of a child whereas therapeutic cloning is the creation of stem cells that are used to replace damaged tissues. The acceptable one is therapeutic cloning because it is said to improve the quality of life. Human cloning has raised a great ethical debate, and like any other contentious subject, it faces a great number of support and opposition depending on human perception. Human cloning has a number of pros and cons, which are essentially based on one deciding whether to criticize it as ethically and morally wrong or right. Human cloning is a right procedure and it could be an important part of human life that should be studied more ,as it can be used to save many lives. Therefore, it should not be banned because of its positive impacts on human beings.

One of the reasons in support of human cloning is from a medical point of view: it improves human health condition. Human cloning is very valuable in surgical treatments and procedures. Through cloning, organs with cancerous cells are replaced preventing the spread of cancer in the body. With human cloning, doctors are able to repair and replace damaged tissues, nerves and organs by cloning them with new ones. Kidney and liver failure can also be treated through clonin...

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...oning is right and further research should be encouraged on the issue since it is a good way to save and improve lives. No matter what we say or do, future studies on human cloning will continue, as more and more ethical and moral issues arise. Who knows, it will one day turn out to be the best procedure embraced by everyone to cure genetic disorders and to help infertile couples have their own children. If a couple are infertile, why should they not be allowed to produce clones of themselves? If a couple has lost a child, why should they not be allowed to replace that child with a clone if that is possible? Human cloning is a great contribution to science, which is beneficial to everyone. According to Smith, an enhanced future can be realized by promoting human cloning.

Works Cited

Smith, Simon. All the reasons to clone. New York: Random House, 2006. Print.