IntroductionCloning human embryos for biomedical research has been an ethical issue ever since the opportunity arose. To better understand the issue, the book Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry was read to see what moral issues were involved in cloning human embryos. The document discusses two main points: human embryo cloning should be used for biomedical research, and human embryo cloning should not be used for biomedical research. The document has divided the section on the use of embryo cloning into two positions, so there are actually three positions given in the reading. I chose to agree with the first position of the document. The first states that we should be able to proceed with cloning as long as there are limitations. These limitations include deciding on the duration of embryo harvesting, government control over individuals or groups engaging in research, prohibition of trade in live cloned human embryos, research on human subjects with the highest ethical standards , a preliminary scientific review of proposed uses of cloned embryos to judge their unique medical and scientific benefits, and research will continue into non-embryonic sources of stem cells. Position one, along with positions two and three, will be discussed further in the following document. Summary As mentioned before, there are three positions involved in this debate. The first two positions state that embryo cloning should be allowed. However, position one places limitations on cloning, while position two does not. As I stated previously, I believe that position one is morally ethical. The last position or the third position... middle of the paper... I believe there is no difference between throwing away leftover embryos from IVF versus using cloned embryos for research. If cloning embryos for biomedical research is not accepted, then I believe that IVF should be performed so that only one egg is fertilized at a time. This would completely eliminate all the embryos that are discarded by IVF clinics. A unanimous decision should be made when to consider an embryo to be a moral human being. Until then I believe that the embryo is not close to human life if it has not passed the fourteen day period in which it has passed the twinning stage. So with this information I come to the conclusion that under specific regulations and laws, including those I mentioned in the summary, cloning embryos for biomedical research and obtaining stem cells should be considered acceptable.