Humans have been using cloning techniques for thousands of years. We took the stems of plants or part of their root and developed those parts into separate but genetically identical plants. These cloning methods are not seen as strange. In fact, many fruits and vegetables are grown using these cloning methods to produce offspring identical to an exceptional plant. However, cloning, which began as an agricultural method, has now become a major source of debate thanks to advances in the field of biology. When scientists created Dolly the sheep, cloning took a giant leap. What set Dolly apart from other cloned animals, aside from media coverage, was the fact that she was a mammal. The successful cloning of Dolly was not only the world's first "hello", but also planted the idea of ​​human cloning and led to discussion of the implications involved. Human cloning is currently not possible due to the limitations of science. However, for the sake of argument, let's assume that human cloning methods are safe and reliable. Human cloning is against for several ethical and moral reasons. While there are countless different arguments, this article will examine arguments involving clones' rights to human dignity and human rights to use cloning methods as a means of reproducing. A common argument used by those against human cloning states that cloned humans would have a diminished sense of individuality because they would share their genetic code with others and therefore would not be unique. This argument is, at best, seriously flawed. To agree with this, one would have to believe that life experiences have not altered the person they are. An excerpt from An Argument Against Cloning goes further and compares clones to identical twins stating this... half of paper... that they will more easily identify with due to physical characteristics or mannerisms passed down. While genetics may not determine a child's political views, they still play a much larger role than Levy and Lotz suggest. Conclusion Bibliography Harris, John. ""Goodbye Dolly? “The Ethics of Human Cloning.” "Goodbye Dolly?" The ethics of human cloning. 23.6 (1997): 353-360. Network. November 15, 2013. Levey, Neil and Lotz Mianna. “REPRODUCTIVE CLONING AND A (KIND OF) GENETIC ERROR.” Bioethics. 19.3 (2005): 232-250. Network. November 19, 2013. Sameroff, Arnold. “A Unified Theory of Development: A Dialectical Integration of Nature and Nurture.” Child development. 81. (2010): 6–22. Network. November 19, 2013.Ahlberg, Jaime and Harry Brighouse. “An Argument Against Cloning.” Canadian Journal of Philosophy 40.4 (2010): 539-566. Premier of academic research. Network. November 19. 2013.