SHOULD WE CLONE HUMANS?

There is no justifiable reason that would lead people to clone their loved ones. Of course, if Mrs. Kaggwa’s son is successfully cloned, it will never be the same as their dead son. It may be the same in terms of physical features but will be different in terms of its moral principles and its way of thinking especially when it is exposed to new environment. There is no assurance that the cloned son is 100% the same of his dead son.

As for Professor Wesley, by presenting the advantages of cloning, he can provide compelling reasons to justify cloning of Mrs. Kaggwa’s son. The advantages of cloning include the use of the cloned organ as a substitute and serve as a back-up in case of an organ failure; it also provides a viable solution to infertility in human beings. Cloning can make it possible to reproduce a certain desirable trait in human beings through cloned embryo. Technologies used in cloning can also serve a useful purpose for the researchers in genetics. It is possible to alter genetic constituents in cloned humans, so as to simplify their analysis of genes. A wide range of genetic diseases can be averted through cloning. It can also help to replicate animals that can be used for research purposes by scientists.

I won’t subscribe to such reasoning because it is morally wrong to clone human beings. I strongly disagree to this practice because life is sacred and every human being should be created out of love.  

                The disadvantages of cloning include the weakening of our adaptation ability because of the lessening of genes diversity. It will also severely affect diversity in plants and animals. A cloned species may not know how to react to viruses and other destructive agents as scientists cannot predict such potential developments. Cloning of body organs opens the possibility of malpractices in medical fraternity. Cloned organs may not be cost-effective for a good part of human society. The benefits of cloning techniques reaching the common man remain a big question mark.

                Animal cloning is now routine and there has been no organized opposition yet because cloned animals are useful to scientists for research purposes. Also, cloned animals were not used for breeding that is why there is no opposition to it.