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Controversies of Cloning Cloning, though controversial, provides many scientific breakthroughs. However, this scientific advancement also brings moral and scientific issues to light. Cloning could provide many cures to diseases such as cancer and provide organs for people who need them. However, some people see cloning as unethical, as an embryo must be destroyed in the process, constituting for murder in their eyes.

Cloning could lead to several scientific breakthroughs. By studying how the human ovum divides so quickly and learning how to halt it, scientists could help develop plans to stop cancer cells which have a similar speed of division. Cloning could also provide body parts, such as kidneys and hearts, for those who need transplants. It could provide cells for organs that don’t regenerate, such as brain and nerve tissue. Although cloning in mammals isn’t too successful yet, more experiences with mammals could provide needed experience. A woman could use cloning to have an identical set of twins, letting her go through only one pregnancy or allowing her to deliver a baby, as twins are smaller than one single baby. Cloning of plants could also help create crops for food, in case of a food shortage. If used well, cloning could provide many benefits to the people.

On the other hand, all of these situations bring up the moral and ethical aspects of cloning. Some fear cloning could produce unnatural children, or those with above normal strength, intelligence, or other features. Others believe that it could create another program similar to Hitler’s program to create a certain race with certain traits. Cloning could also cause children to be considered objects that can be made and manufactured. An embryo must be sacrificed, which some consider as murder, as an embryo is a living thing. Clone rights are another dispute. Clones would most likely be expected to be the same as the ‘original’, giving them certain expectations. Also, clones that are used for organs and research might not be considered real people, just guinea pigs. While cloning has its benefits, misuse of it and the morality of cloning brings problems.

So far, Cloning has made many advances. We have made successful cloning of a sheep, named Dolly. We have also made a male mouse, which showed we could make clones of both genders, and even a human Embryo. After the clone, Dolly the sheep, was created, news was widespread. Many people were excited, but troubled as well. People were hesitant to embrace cloning regardless of the risks. Many Pro-life activists have been able to ban cloning for much of the 1980's and 1990's. While people have been excited at the point of each new cloning, they have also been hesitant to make further research.

Cloning has many scientific benefits to it, but moral issues as well. Cloning has the ability to provide cures for cancer. However, it would involve the use of clones as guinea pigs, which some believe is immoral. Cloning also has the ability to provide organs for those who need them. However, some argue that it is immoral to raise clones just to take their organs from them. Cloning has the ability to provide the scientific community with many breakthroughs, but the misuse of it and the morality of cloning are unfortunate side-effects of cloning.