“Should human cloning be legal?”
Today, the topic of cloning creates more argument than it has ever created before. The argument over cloning is based upon the fact that there are extreme opposing viewpoints on the subject. One of the major arguments offered against human cloning is that it will undermine human individuality. However, despite the popular opposition to human cloning, it is likely to remain an issue.
Cloning is reproduction involving only one parent. Cloning occurs when a single cell from the parent organism begins to divide and develop in such a way that a new organism is produced. This new organism has exactly the same genetic make-up as its parent and is usually physically identical to its parent. In sexual reproduction, two parents are involved. Each contributes a sex cell or gamete. When these gametes join, the new organism begins to develop. A sexually produced organism will have a genetic make-up that is a combination of both of the parents. Physically it will display a variety of features, some inherited from each parent.