Pros and Cons of
Human Cloning
Dani Lough, Cameron Arkwright,
Logan Stancato, and Morgan Miller
Human cloning is the creation of a genetically
identical copy of a human. It does not refer to
twins multiple births or the reproduction of
humans/animals cells or tissue. The ethics of
cloning is an extremely controversial issue.
Pros
Infertility- with cloning, infertile couples could have children.
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery- With the new
technology, instead of using materials foreign to the body for such
procedures, doctors will be able to manufacture bone, fat,
connective tissue, or cartilage that matches the patients tissues
exactly.
Defective genes- we could possibly change peoples genes so they
wouldn't have to suffer with their defective genes.
Liver and kidney failure- you can clone both for transplants.
Leukemia- can clone bone marrow for children and adults suffering
from leukemia, this said to be one of the first benefits to come from
human cloning.
Cancer- learn how to switch cells on and off through cloning and
thus be able to cure cancer. Cloning may become the key to
understanding the different kinds of cancer.
Cons
• Clones wouldn’t have souls. You can create a persons body but
you can’t play God and make a soul.
• Could possibly harm the human embryo.
• Cloned cells would age quicker because the cloning cell was
already used in a real-life individual.
• Clones may not have all feelings.
• Loss of genetic variation, we would all look the same.
• Producing many clones runs the risk of creating a population of
all the same.
• Clones will have no individual life.
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