unpredictable genetic defects. The potential represented by cloning does not automatically outweighs the risk of unseen con-sequences. There are enough people in this world without "making" more. Maybe they should be more interested in cloning needed things like food. If cloning is completely outlawed then there will probably be no hope for finding the cures for those fore-mentioned diseases. Some scientists don’t agree and feel that: without terminal sicknesses and diseases the world would be greatly overcrowded. There are two sexes, to keep our population alive, if we would clone humans, there would be no more need for men. That comment is true as far as reproduction is concerned, intercourse would be strictly for “fun”. Men will still need to be father figures, and take responsibility for the child. The US House of Representatives voted last week for a total ban on human cloning, complete with prison sentences for offenders. President Bush agrees. The Italian government has threatened to take away the medical licence of Dr Severino Antinori if he goes ahead with his plans to begin reproducing humans through cloning. Scientists who are experimenting with cloning animals report serious problems with the process. Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has cloned mice in his laboratory states, "I think at this stage we just do not know all the ins and outs. I think the extent of the problem which we have, at this time to say were looking at three different genes, then we conclude the embryo is normal, I think this is not good science." (van Wagdendonk) The pros of human cloning go a long way. The most popular argument for cloning is that it will provide better control of some genetic illnesses. Bone marrow transplants will become obsolete, along with other transplants: heart, lung, kidney, and liver transplants. Cloning is expected to improve the overall quality of life and ...
