Is Human Cloning Wrong

Human cloning for reproductive and therapeutic methods is a controversial subject and in using and looking the issue of human cloning from the perspective of consequentialism theory, I believe that using the perspective of consequentialism theory will result in human cloning not being morally wrong. One reason using consequentialist theory that human cloning is not wrong is that parental demands of children would not change because the child is a clone, parental demands vary from parent to parent and the same would apply to clones. A second reason why cloning would be okay using the consequentialist theory is the idea that enhancement of human is good for society because it would offer a better state of humanity. A third reason why consequentialist …show more content…
In an article by Justine Burley, she states on the subject of prejudices against a cloned child that, “The most self-compromising feature of this …show more content…
Demands of parents towards children do no change simply because a child is a clone or not parental demands are different from parent to parent. Being able to clone or alter genes through cloning would be better for society because it could get rid of diseases and make people happier. If there are prejudices that occur because of allowing cloning it is not a reason to stop cloning because it is not a reason to stop other events that could cause prejudice to happen, so cloning should be treated the same. If a child found out they were a clone it would not be traumatizing enough to consider stopping cloning because it is no worse to find out that then to find out something about your family that could be just as damaging. Lastly since cloning would be not more dangerous or even less dangerous than traditionally having a child, the argument that it is too dangerous is not valid and cloning would be