Human cloning, while officially banned in America and most western nations, is probably one of the most important scientific achievements coming in the near future. Banning human cloning in America is a terrible blow to the science community; America can only fall behind as the science powerhouse.
There are two types of cloning, therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Therapeutic cloning could be used to create human organs exactly matching the one an individual might need. By having exact copies of an organ the body would not reject the organ. Having the abundance of cloned organs would eliminate the need for artificial organ creation.
Reproductive cloning is by far the more controversial of the two methods of cloning. Reproductive cloning could be used to produce biologically related children to couples unable to have children. Reproductive cloning could also be used to reproduce a child lost at an early age. Even though the child would be an exact duplicate genetically, the child would have a different personality.
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Human cloning will be able to help sterile couples have children. In spite of receiving a fair amount of media hype in the news present treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages, are not very successful. One approximation is that modern infertility treatments are “less than 10 percent successful” (Nussbaum 115). Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of money and time without effectively having children. Human cloning could make it possible for infertile couples to have children.
Reproductive cloning centers on the right of an infertile individual or couple to reproduce. If a couple cannot have children naturally then it is their right to try any means possible to have a child. Using cloning individuals will never be limited by personal tribulations.