Why Cloning Shouldn't Be Banned

opy of another person. That just leaves too much to the imagination and leads to misunderstanding of the procedure. In the simplest technical language, cloning is the process in which the DNA of a female egg cell is replaced with different DNA from another cell. The technique is also referred to as Nuclear Transfer or Nuclear Substitution. In the operation, the nucleus, which is the part of a cell which contains the DNA molecules, from an unfertilized female egg cell is carefully removed and then replaced with the nucleus from a cell of another person (Harris 4). Then, the cell is manipulated into believing that it has been fertilized and is then implanted into the womb of the mother just as is done in the process of in vitro fertilization. Afterwards, the embryo develops into a fetus and is born after nine months, just like any other baby (Dumestic 1). What this means is that the cloned baby only differs from other babies in the fact that they share the same exact DNA with another person, just like identical twins, only the clone is much younger than its twin. The child will grow up to be a completely different person. They will not share memories and experiences, and will not be anymore like their twin than natural identical twins are alike. Now that cloning has been explained, what are the benefits of this amazing technology?
             The first and possibly most poignant argument in favor of keeping cloning legal is as a way to help couples who cannot conceive a child naturally. There are many couples is the world in which one or both of the individuals is unable to na
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