Cloning is defined as the production of a cell or organism with the same nuclear genome as another cell or organism. The word clone is derived from a Greek word for taking a cutting from a plant. To clone is simply to make an exact genetic copy of an existing organism. It is a natural process in most plants and even a few bacterial organisms. Considerably, it does not normally happen in mammals and humans, except for identical twins, and even then the physical characteristics are not extremely alike. There have been many arguments supporting the advancements in medical technology, specifically cloning; scientists have researched how cloning may be potentially beneficial to the society. However, there are many bioethical issues concerning the creation of human life through artificial processes. One should avoid and resist the temptations to replicate human life for the reason that human cloning is an immoral and even more so an unethical practice.
             Before one can truly understand the reasons why this practice should be avoided, one's attention must first be brought to the beneficial stand on human cloning. The opposition argues that the benefits and advantages of this technology far exceed the dangers and risks. Some of these benefits include the reversal of heart attacks, where clones of healthy heart cells can be injected into the area of a person's heart where damage has occurred. Then there is the breakthrough with human stem cells; skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain-damaged, spinal cord cells for quadriplegics and paraplegics¾ even hearts, lungs and kidneys could be produced. Supporters of cloning argue that by combining today's technology with the elements of human cloning, conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, heart failure, degenerative joint disease, and other crucial maladies may be curable. With cloning, infertile couples could have childr...