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The Pros and Cons of Human Cloning

When the majority of people think about cloning, they picture a scientist using DNA to

create an identical clone of another person. Cloning is far more difficult and contentious than

that. Human cloning is the process of generating a human being who is genetically identical to

another human being. Although scientists worldwide continue to debate the benefits of cloning

with the goal of doing more extensive study, several nations have already banned human

reproductive cloning owing to its downsides.

The first advantage of human cloning is the ability to reverse the aging process. Humans

may use cloning to reverse their own aging process. Each cloned body cell is a whole new cell.

It's a clone of an existing cell, but it's newer than the model. A person could renew his body if he

could clone his cells and implant them into it as he aged. At some point in the future, this

technology may enable people to live to whatever age they choose (Ayala 8879). While this

would alleviate the fear of old age and death, reaching the dream of endless life creates a flood of

new challenges. At the moment, there are too many old and not enough young people to pay for

their retirement benefits. This situation will only deteriorate further. Additionally, although old

people may be physically well, no treatment or technology exists to revitalize their brains. For

some people suffering from mental illness, this artificially lengthened existence may be

unlivable.
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Another benefit of human cloning is the ability to produce organs. Millions of individuals

need organ donors, yet there are often inadequate donors available, and the likelihood of the new

organ being rejected by the body is high (Häyry 15). People who have undergone organ

transplants must take large doses of side-effect-laden medications daily throughout their lives in

order to accept the new organ. These adverse consequences degrade their quality of life.

Harvesting embryonic stem cells enables the growth of organs and tissues. Everybody has the

ability to clone his or her own organs. The clone has comparable genes to the prototype, which

"nullifies the possibility of rejection." It is also feasible to generate skin for burn sufferers by

cloning their own skin cells. Until recently, assisting a burn survivor has been a significant

challenge (Häyry 19). At the moment, the only answer is to use skin from a "less vital" part of

the body to cover the burnt areas (for instance, if a person's face is completely burned, he might

use skin from his leg to replace the burned areas).

On the other hand, human cloning has the potential to be detrimental to our planet.

Cloning has the potential to split our whole planet due to religious and ethical concerns. Cloning

has the potential to lead to the globe being ruled by a single leader. Cloning's history is rife with

instances of imperfection, deformity, and death (Johnson 56). Cloning may result in major

abnormalities and mutations, which can be very upsetting. Approximately 95 to 98 percent of all

cloning attempts fail. Furthermore, almost every successfully cloned mammal has genetic defects

(Johnson 45). Cloning has the potential to result in major defections and is inappropriate for a

religious person since it is a kind of divination. Mutations are a major side consequence of

cloning. Until now, everything that has been cloned has shown some sort of genetic aberration.

Nobody wants a clone of themselves to be incomplete or to have additional bodily parts. If we

had a large number of failed clone experiments, this would increase the strain on our society.
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Human cloning is not and will never be natural (Johnson 78). Humans were created to reproduce

in a certain manner, and cloning is not a natural method of reproduction.

In conclusion, while experts throughout the globe continue to discuss the merits of

cloning in order to conduct more thorough research, numerous countries have already prohibited

human reproductive cloning due to its negative consequences. These advantages and

disadvantages of human cloning must be re-examined as the area of science advances daily. It

will eventually become a technique that is readily accessible in our daily lives.
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Works Cited

Ayala, Francisco J. "Cloning humans? Biological, ethical, and social

considerations." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112.29 (2015): 8879-

8886.

Häyry, Matti. "Ethics and cloning." British Medical Bulletin 128.1 (2018): 15-21.

Johnson, Judith Ann. Human Cloning. DIANE Publishing, 2018.