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The cloning of any species, whether it be human or non-human, is ethically and morally wrong. Scientists and ethicists have debated the implications of human and non-human cloning extensively since 1997 when scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced a cloned sheep named Dolly. No direct conclusions have been made, but strong arguments state that cloning of both human and non-human species results in harmful physical and psychological effects on both groups. I will address the issue of cloning and its ethical and moral implications. Cloning of human beings results in severe psychological effects in the cloned child. Cloning is morally and ethically wrong, thus, this type of research should not be continued.
The possible physical damage that could be done if human cloning became a reality is obvious when one looks at the sheer loss of life that occurred before the birth of Dolly. Less than ten percent of the initial transfers survive to be healthy creatures.......

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