Cloning, in the Near Future?

There is no other topic in health care with more potential for controversy than human cloning and its subsidiary reaseraches such as genetic modificationand stem cell research. I decided to write my paper on human cloning for this very reason. I will briefly discuss what cloning is and both its pros and cons. Cloning can be used for different reasons from cloning kidneys to having a clone baby that will replace a child that might have been killed in an accident. The question arises about how safe this is and whether it is ethical.
Many have deep religious and ethical reasons for wanting to dismiss human cloning. However, there are also many people, including some scientists, who believe that the possible benefits of human cloning outweigh the risks significantly.

Cloning is a form of genetic engineering in which the DNA of a person, plant, or animal is used to produce a perfect or near perfect genetic replica of the original. A new individual is created from a single cell. Each group of researchers has its own specific technique . The best known is the Roslin technique, and the most effective and most recently developed technique is the Honolulu technique.
The cloning of Dolly the sheep is considered by many to be the most important event in cloning history. Dolly was created by the Roslin Technique, which was created by the researchers at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. It spurred public interest in cloning and proved that the cloning of adult animals could be achieved. Until then, it was not known if an adult nucleus was able to produce a completely new animal.

Cloning is able to provide numerous benefits and possibilities to the human race as well as animals. Try to think of all the benefits that cloning could provide. Death and disease would be virtually nonexistent. People would be able to live longer, healthier, happier lives. There would no longer be an endangered species list. Survival rates would be at an all time high. Food production would be greatly increased.
Therapeutic cloning is another positive aspect; it is the use of cloning in terms of rehabilitation and organ transplants. Scientists can grow organs, such as ears, kidneys, etc. for patients that are missing those very organs without the endangerment of another human being. Patients will no longer have to wait for a heart if they are on a transplant list with little to no time to live.

Some of the major arguments against cloning revolve around issues such as ethics, religious beliefs, and safety factors. The major argument against cloning is based on a philosophical view that focuses on how cloning could be damaging to society. It is this view that tends to create perceptions that cloning will lead to a major breakdown in society.
Are human beings supposed to live longer? Is the cloned human being an authentic human being? The idea is that individuality, imperfection, sickness and even death is a natural part of human existence and yet one promise of human cloning is to do away with these factors which are a normal part of a human’s life.

Cloning has sparked controversies over the past few years. With the race to map the DNA and its completion, it has foreshadowed our society of what to come. There is no right or wrong answer, just a matter of moral, ethics and what your beliefs are.