That practice already has altered the male-female ratio in those societies. One pressing question about cloning is whether it puts a whole lot of unwarranted faith in the idea that genes determine the essence of individuality. To create a child that looks exactly like someone or to manipulate genes to create a child with superior qualities just defies how humans have defined progress. Humans have risen above their material existence not by gene manipulation but by higher qualities of thinking. Such ideals need replicating more than DNA does.
Cloning raises so many questions that are as yet too short on thoughtful answers.
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