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"Cloning? It's just wrong!" Most likely, this is the first thing that pops into the majority of the general public's head when faced with the issue. The disgust of the public should hardly be taken as a rational argument, or should it? Lord Patrick Devlin thought so, and produced a strong argument for it (Almond & Parker, 2003) Aside from this, there are an assortment of strong arguments and examples supporting cloning which the public should be aware of before taking a stance. Suppose the instance of two parents losing their infant child at the age of two weeks; they cannot have another one. Would the public be so quick to condemn cloning if it meant that those parents could experience the joy of raising a child, albeit the clone of the original infant (Almond & Parker, 2003)? If society allowed cloning for this instance, where would the line be drawn? Looking at both sides of the argument, it is reasonable to allow cloning in certain cases as long as safeguards are in place to......

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