Cloning has been a very controversial issue because it affects

moral values of human beings and other living things alike. In

February of 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

before experiments could have been carried out pressure started

building on the scientists because people started to doubt if

cloning was morally correct. Governments began to introduce

bans and constraints on cloning, as they felt cloning was not

correct and because they represented the people of its country, it

had to act on it. Cloning has its cons but its pros seem to

overcome them greatly.

If cloning were allowed to be experimented scientists would

come up of a way to clone body organs which are an exact replica

of an individual body organ. This would prove be very 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 transplant organ.

Cloning will certainly expand the scope of medicine greatly.

Thus enhancing the possibilities of conquering diseases such as

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. Saving them from total extinction.

This would help maintain a natural balance on the earth and have a

continuos natural life cycle.

Cloning could certainly benefit couples who are infertile and

want to have a child of their own. 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. Equally

important women who are single could have child, using cloning

instead of artificial insemination. Cloning could also provide a

copy of a child for a couple whose child had died.

Another goal of cloning is to produce livestock with ideal

characters for the agricultural industry. Also to be able to

manufacture biological products such as proteins for humans.

Some people would suggest that cloning is unnatural and not

morally correct but so would be taking medicine when you feel

sick. The modern medicine world is based on unnaturalness.

Cloning would be part of that modern medicine world. Some

people also suggest that clones of human beings would behave in

different ways than a normal human being would. This is also

wrong. The clones would behave like any other human being,

because it would have all the characteristics of a normal human

being. As long as the individual who was cloned had human

characteristics, it would not really matter.

In conclusion I would like to say that cloning could be used

in various ways to benefit the lives of humans. It is inevitable that

cloning will play an important, if not vital, part in our lives.

Therefore it is about time that society accepts this fact and lifts all

constraints upon cloning so that more research can be carried out

and help eliminate any risks associated with cloning.