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The science of human cloning has brought the probability of saving many people from life-threatening and deliberating diseases and therefore it is important to adopt this technology (Bertrand 42). Human cloning can be defined as the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human through the reproduction of human tissues and cells. This technology can bring about both positive and negative effects.

According to Laurentiu (15), human cloning eradicates faulty genes. Though genetic diseases are not the major cause of deaths in today’s society, there is a high possibility to be the ones in the future. As human continues to reproduce, there is an increased damage in their DNA line which are the major causes of defective genes. Cloning mostly involves selection of healthy human cells and this helps in eliminating defective genes. However, cloning mostly is done using older cells and genes of human beings. These cells can lead to premature ageing and also early deaths. This is because the imprinted age of these cells used is easily transferred to the growing embryo.

Secondly, human cloning has reduced the levels of infertility in most families. Though there are modern treatments of infertility, cloning has reached great heights whereby one can clone cells and form a child from a father and mother (Jason 23). Couple nowadays don’t have to go through painful procedures to help in treating infertility. Cloning has helped them save money and time. Though cloning has helped in reducing fertility, there is a feeling that these sciences have interfered with nature. This is because procreation is something which cannot be corrected or interfered with. The couple involved in this process would not be able to feel good like those who gave birth naturally. This process can bring about stigmatization and can also cause a domino effect which means that other attributes of life can be changed or affected negatively. In most cases, children made through cloning are not treated the same way as those born naturally and this brings about division in the families.

Moreover, human cloning can easily cure some human disorders (Branden 33). This can be done by replacing damaged tissues within the body. Though the medical benefits of human cloning are not clearly known, it is evident that with this technology a series of human disorders can be managed. However, this organ transplant can reduce the overall value of a person. With too many cells implant in the body, it makes one feel more of a commodity than an individual. This process can also bring about more problems especially when the cloning is being done by a quack.

Though human cloning has various negative effects, the positive ones seem to outdo them. This is because human cloning has brought about happiness to many people. This is because even for the people who seemed to be infertile have found a way of having children. It has also led to curing of disorders which seemed to be a lifetime problem. This is done by replacing defective genes with the healthy ones.

Work Cited

Bertrand, Jordan R.  Cloning and Sequencing the First HLA Gene.  Genetics, Vol.184, no.4, 2010, pp. 40-45

Branden, Molhoek. Dissociating Genome and Identity: The Murky Horizon of Cloning.  Currents in Theology and Mission, vol.39, no.2, 2012, pp. 30-36

Jason, Eberl T. Clone: How Cloning Is (Mis) Portrayed in Contemporary Cinema.  Film & History, vol. 40, no.2, 2010, pp.  20-27

Laurentiu, Staicu. Human Cloning and the Myth of Disenchantment.  Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Vol.11, no.31, 2012, pp.12-17