Cloning - a Very Controversial Topic

Cloning is a very controversial topic since it affects moral values of human beings and other living things alike. In 1997 scientists in Scotland announced the birth of the first cloned sheep named Dolly; this heralded the future of cloning possibilities, and scientists began extensive experiments on cloning and have since then cloned both plants and animals successfully. The next step was to clone actual human beings, but pressure started to build on the scientists before any experiments could have been carried out; people began to doubt if cloning was ethical and morally correct. Governments initiated bans and constraints on cloning, as they felt cloning was not right. And because they represented the people of their country, they had to act on the cloning bans. Cloning has its cons, but its pros seem to overcome them greatly. Cloning is a scientific innovation that will significantly enhance the lives of people around the world.

If cloning were allowed to be experimented, scientists would be able to develop a way to clone body organs, which are an exact replica of an individual body organ. This would prove to be extremely beneficial to a person who may have lost a body organ such as a kidney. Scientists could clone that particular organ for the individual, which, in the long run, would work better than a transplanted organ. Cloning will certainly expand the scope of medicine greatly, thus enhancing the possibilities of conquering diseases such as the Parkinson's disease, cancer and other diseases that were earlier considered incurable.

Cloning could be used to increase the population of endangered species of animals and thus save them from total extinction. This would help maintain a natural balance on the earth and have a continuous natural life cycle. Cloning could produce livestock with ideal characteristics for the agricultural industry and be able to manufacture biological products such as proteins for humans. Around the world, millions of people could be fed by making crops suitable for desert terrains. This can all be done with advances in genetic engineering! Cloning could certainly benefit couples who are infertile and want to have a child of their own, thus they could use cloning to produce a baby with their similar characteristics. In fact they may be able to even choose the characteristics of their child. So the parents of the child could make sure that he or she is not born with any defects or diseases. Some people

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