Each living human person is made up of genetic material that is specific to him or herself alone. Our genetic material consists of genes, which are the parts of cells that determine characteristics an individual will have. DNA occurs in every living cell and also contains thousands of genes. In nature, human clones, better known as twins, can be born with identical physical features, but their genetic material are never exactly the same. On the other hand, cloning is the creation of a group of organisms or other living matter that all have exactly the same genetic makeup. The problem that arises is that this new human genetic technology (and those stemming from it) is arguably among the most consequential technologies ever developed. When human begins are allowed to meddle with the process of creation in its rawest forms, there will be an even greater risk for deformities, chronic illness, and mistakes made than ever before. Taking away the need for male/female sexual reproduction in order to recreate is devastatingly comparable to opening the door to catastrophes that could destroy human society. Human cloning is dangerous and morally wrong, and I am against it.
Until recently, there has been widespread Congressional support for a ban on cloning to produce babies. Even scientists who want to pursue therapeutic cloning have supported the endorsement of a ban on reproductive cloning for safety reasons. Judging from animal tests, there is just too much risk that a cloned baby would be born with excessive or uncommon birth defects or face medical problems as it ages. Dolly, for example, the world's first cloned sheep, died very young with many health problems typical of only an older sheep. Certainly many procedures that stem from cloning have great potential to prevent disease and alleviate suffering, but is not safe to assume that those whose possess the power to use it will utilize its capacity to cause harm.
