Clones: A group of genetically identical organisms.

Ever since the belief that cloning was a possibility, and especially since it has been developed, it has been a major conflict in the ethical world of values. There are many different pros and cons about the subject, and for a majority, deciding what is right and wrong regarding this issue is virtually impossible. A clone is an organism, or group of organisms, derived from another organism in a nonsexual way. Each cloned organism, or group of organisms, is composed with the exact genetic material as the original organism(s). Genetic material is made up of genes, the parts of a cell that determine characteristics in living things, (worldbook.com). Three strong pros that are commonly used in the great debate over cloning include: “Cloning is a technology that would allow infertile couples to have a genetically related child.”, “Cloned human embryonic stem cells have the potential to cure, or assist in the discovery of a cure, for just about any disease or disorder you can imagine, not to mention save diminishing species of animals.”, and also, “Human cloning is not inherently wrong, immoral or evil, the negative as

Cons: Cloning can have very serious health risks. “Serious health risks” means death of the clone, and sometimes even the clone’s carrier. Since cloning has been tested on a variety of animals, it is clearly seen that the problem lies in the experiment of cloning itself, (washingtonpost.com). From this we can see that cloning process has not, in fact, been perfected, and that it is much too dangerous to allow its practice to be applied to human subjects. If scientists were to clone a human being sometime in the near future, it may result in the death a people, as well as potential people. As if the risk of putting human life in danger weren’t enough, there are countless numbers of animals being killed as a result of experimentation in the name of cloning today. The causes of these deaths are unknown, but suspected to be related to disruption of a genetic mechanism know as imprinting. (Imprinting is nature’s way of ensuring that every baby has two parents. It was discovered a decade ago but is still only vaguely understood.) If, in order to have a baby, you need two parents, information is needed from both parents, which challenges the beliefs of some of the benefits of cloning, (washingtonpost.com). Nature has a system to ensure that all offspring have two biological parents, we are not meant to utilize out scant ability of cloning.

A huge concern with cloning is that it may some day lead to the production of clones for warfare or even slavery. Some ethicists are concerned that cloning combined with various genetic engineering techniques, could lead to efforts to selectively breed children that are stronger, healthier and more intelligent in order to create a more perfect race, (worldbook.com). Society is already preoccupied with trying to perfect it’s self (due to psychological marketing strategies and advertisements), but the availability that we have to use extreme means in order reach this superficial goal (cloning), would lead to a disaster comparable to the Holocaust. (Hitler, the leader of the Nazi forces in Germany, actually tried to create a perfect race through selective breeding, but he was utterly unsuccessful.) If such a thing were to happen people would loose the desire, (and maybe even the need), for relationships, love, and emotions… the things that connect us all to each other on a spiritual level.

Human cloning is not inherently wrong, immoral or evil, the negative association that the public has with cloning is simply a misconception. Doctor P. Zavos and his colleagues believe that one major cause of the negative association with cloning that the general public has, is caused by the media. “The media have mis-interpreted,

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