| 1. Cloning is beneficial in many ways. It can help those 
                      people with no fertility to have their own babies. For the 
                      disabled people and those with fatal diseases, cloning technique 
                      will bring them a chance to recover. Endangered species 
                      can also benefit from the research of cloning because it 
                      may help them to increase their population. The agricultural 
                      industry may greatly improve both in quantity and quality 
                      because of cloning technology. To conclude, I think the 
                      research and practice of cloning should be encouraged rather 
                      than banned. 
                      2. Cloning must be banned for it is dangerous in some aspects. 
                      Firstly it is against nature. We must draw a line for getting 
                      involved in natural events. If we are not careful, cloning 
                      may result in genetic disasters. Suppose a population of 
                      organisms had the same genetic information, then a fatal 
                      disease would wipe out the entire population. Secondly, 
                      some people may abuse the cloning technique and produce, 
                      say, a hundred Hitlers. Also, cloning may lead to ethical 
                      and emotional problems. If a child grows up knowing her 
                      mother is her sister and her father is her brother-in-law, 
                      she would suffer unbearable emotional pressures trying to 
                      establish her identity. To conclude, I think the research 
                      and practice of cloning should be banned. |