. "In order to determine if human reproductive cloning should be banned, America must carefully examine the nature of the procedure" ("Clone and Cloning" par. 6). Human cloning for reproductive purposes should not be banned because its use constitutes one of an individual's most basic rights and its therapeutic use will aid in the cure for infertility.
             Somatic cell genetic transfer is the scientific term for reproductive cloning. In this process, an individual's DNA is placed into the nucleus of an egg that has already had its original DNA removed. An embryo will begin to develop that contains approximately 99% of the donor's genetic material and 1% of the genetic material from the mitochondrial DNA of the egg. The embryo will develop into a fetus and produce a new human being with nearly the same genes as the donor (West 278). Currently, no research has revealed how much influence the egg's genetic material will have on the resulting individual; therefore, scientists are not sure how closely this individual will actually resemble the donor. In addition, scientists have already established that genes alone do not determine an individual, but that the interaction of genes with the environment plays an equal role. As a result of this research, this procedure produces a human being very different f
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