Creation of a Monster

Could it ever be ethical to make human clones? It was once said by Thomas Fuller (B8) that "ethics makes one's soul mannerly and wise, but logic is the armory of reason, furnished with all offensive and defensive weapons". In order to fully understand the drawbacks to cloning we must utilize our logic and see that cloning is not a step forward, but yet a step back in our society. Some say that by achieving human cloning we are taking a step into the future with remarkable benefits and that cloning technology can help "perfect" gene therapy, but what about the health risks from mutation of genes, emotional and social risks and the possible take over of technology? (B3) Sure the idea of making a perfectly healthy person sounds ideal, yet is it our place to take over the natural process of existence?

Cloning has always been considered science fiction. The images of humans rolling along on a conveyor belt being created one by one each looking like the previous design, conveys an image of robots being manufactured. While cloning humans maybe seen as a thing of the future, we have to take into consideration the fact that cloning humans is not distant in the way our society is forming and instead of having a low chance it may indeed have a high chance of becoming legal. (B4) The formation of an abnormal child would be the most horrendous result of a clone gone wrong. This is a consideration that must be taken into affect studying how many animal attempts in cloning have created