cloning
...t way to reproduce, but it could be a valid option to those who wish. Another case in which human cloning may be acceptable could involve a child who needed an organ such as a kidney, or bone-marrow transplant. If cloning were an option, the parents could choose to clone the child in order to produce another who could donate whatever is needed. This is a possible option and does not mean that it would be an actual implication of cloning. Human cloning also offers a possibility that until very recently seemed very far fetched. Cloning offers the possibility of allowing those who are dead, in a sense, be born again. In fact, many people believe that this may be the best way human cloning technology could be used. Families could bring back a dead family member or relative. This idea already appeals to many families who have invested money and time into this new possibility. One couple who lost their baby in a botched surgery, has already donated $200,000 to the Clonaid company in order to clone their dead baby. This is not the only case; many families are saving the cells of their dead family members in hopes that one day that may be able to see them once again. There is also an aspect which may stand as middle-ground between the two oppositions. Though people may think that human cloning is wrong, many scientists believe that human cloning research should continue because scientists might be able to develop new treatments for diseases based on cloning techniques. For instance, Dr. Harold Varmus, head of the National Institute of Health, states that cloning research might be able to help cure diseases and save lives. Researchers do not have to necessarily clone humans, but could instead use the new developments and techniques to help those already alive. The implications of cloning technology have sparked the debate. Many question the moral and ethical aspects of cloning. Many ask if it is ethical to bring a child in to this world to replace someone else. This the same question of whether it is right to have another baby after one has died. No one is say that the child's sole purpose is to replace some one else; the child is brought into the world to be loved. There also have been defects in animal clones and some wonder if the weight of a human life is less that that of a science experiment. Life is precious and defects could occur, that is precisely the reason the government should regulate and monitor all cloning research and development. With regulations perhaps cloning experiments may not be as harmful, and safety measures and precautions can be taken before any experimentation could be...