What are the possible implications of cloning to society?

The cloning issue is an issue that is much discussed. Some people support it, some people don’t. It’s what their moral tells them.
Cloning embryos can have advantages like the chance of developing a cure for cancer, those cells can help infertile people to have babies and make possible the chance of replacing our pets or endangered species.
But it has its disadvantages too. Most cloned animals die before they are born or younger than normal animals and one thing I think essential, cloning makes us all less special – the concept of being replaceable.
Of course, technology is an important factor on cloning. Technological advances allow us to evolve on research.
I don’t agree with cloning an organism and I have a few arguments to support my belief like those I presented before but the most important is the concept of being replaceable. I don’t care if it is black, white, woman or man… Each one of us is irreplaceable, we are what we are, whether we like it or not.
But I agree with cloning cells or organs because we can find the cure for many diseases and it’s “insurance” for us.
And we know scientists can clone skin on a laboratory but with the advance of technology we can hope that other organs may start being cloned like, who knows, the heart.


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