this below are my views on cloning..did it for my online discussion..give me your comments..
There are people seeking to ban all cloning, while others oppose "only" reproductive cloning. Although the above two groups of people claim moral high ground, both their stands are profoundly immoral. In my view, any attempt to ban human cloning technology should be rejected permanently, because cloning (therapeutic and reproductive) is morally good.
Therapeutic cloning is a highly pro-life technology, since cloned embryos can be used to extract medically potent embryonic stem cells. The embryonic stem cells extracted from a cloned embryo can become any other type of human cell. In the future, they may be used to develop pancreatic cells for curing diabetes, cardiac muscle cells for curing heart disease, brain cells for curing Alzheimer's--or even entire new organs for transplantation. Thus cloned embryonic stem cells are only beneficial for mankind, resulting in longer, healthier and happier life of man.
Reproductive cloning in future will have legitimate uses for infertile couples and for preventing the transmission of genetic diseases. Through reproductive cloning, infertile couples will be able to conceive a child who shares their genetic makeup, and couples will also be able to improve the genetic makeup of their child: to prevent them from genetic diseases, prolong their lifespan or even to improve their physical looks.
Those with the mentality that denounces cloning and "playing God" have consistently opposed technological progress, cloning as defended by scientist Ian Wilmut, the creator the world's first cloned sheep responding to critics of his work as violating the laws of nature said, "Learning how to do new things is something our species has been doing for millions of years, whether we're growing crops or building houses. The thing that human beings do is try to enhance the duration and quality of our lives, and that's what we're doing with cloning." In fact, to ban cloning would be moral abomination as it will cripple biotechnological progress.
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