really himself. Over the years supporters have tried to come up with all kind of excuses and hypotheticals to sell the technique of cloning. These hypotheticals have only demonstrated that the risks of dehumanization and commodification are real. One might put forward the proposal that the parents of a dying child should be able to clone the child for replacement. But when a child is cloned, it is not the parents who are replicated, but the child. No one should have such dominion over a child as to be allowed to use his or her genes to create the child’s child (Arnest 69). The other factor contributing negativity towards human cloning is that certain parts of the world are already overpopulated. With human cloning implemented,Lomax 8the whole world would definitely be overpopulated, and without proper supervision, human cloning would be ridiculously abused.(Mahendran 3). For example, evil dictators such as Fidel Castro or Saddam Hussein might try to perpetuate their power by creating clones of themselves and transferring power to the clone when they die. It is also possible that such people might try to create a super army of thousands of clones of Arnold Schwarzenegger. These possibilities cannot be dismissed.In conclusion, with both the positive and negative views closely examined, one would have to admit that the pros outweigh the cons when looking at the topic of human cloning. With every advancement comes risks, and this is no different. It should be strongly regulated and used only for medical purposes. Several questions still exist, however. Experimentation should continue until these answers are as certain as possible. Until a real human is cloned and brought to the eyes of the world, all of the questions and answers will, however, remain a mystery....
