In recent decades, the topic of stem cell research has been the subject of debates around the world. In the blink of an eye, clones, perfect children and immortality are no longer a myth told by elders around campfires. Through various techniques, scientists are able to improve the lives of those who live, but at what cost? In their articles “Cloning Human Beings: An Assessment of Pros and Cons,” by author Dan W. Brock; “The Ethical Implications of Cloning Guman,” by Michael J. Sandel; “Therapeutic human cloning is ethical,” by Ian Wilmut and Roger Highfield; and various other articles, each author presents his own point of view on the morality of stem cell research and their use for human cloning. Kantian deontology is defined as considering the individual as more than a means to an end. (Hinmann 23). In other words, people should act in a way that does not violate the rights of the individual and treat him or her with respect. While the cost may be high, the use of human stem cell research in the growing world of science would be beneficial as long as some moral guidelines were put in place to limit the abuse of the technologies and allow such procedures to only take place. when they do it. do not violate the autonomy of a human being. Using stem cell research and cloning to personalize the medical world would allow doctors to more accurately treat illness and disease in each individual. As the World Health Organization introduces in the section on justifications for non-reproductive cloning: "Scientists engaged in research cloning argue that it presents a unique method for studying genetic changes in cells derived from patients with diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes” (WHO 129). Web. July 20, 2011.Häyry, M. “Considerable Life Extension and Meaning of Life.” Rationality and the Genetic Challenge: Improving People? Cambridge University Press (2007): 183-195 pluralistic approach to moral theory". Contemporary Moral Issues (2nd ed.). Prentice-Hall, New York (1999): 17-28. PrintSandel, Michael J. "The Ethical Implications of Human Cloning." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 40.2 (Spring 2005): 155-161. Print.Wilmut, Ian and Highfield, Roger. “Therapeutic human cloning is ethical.” Viewpoint 2 in Biomedical Ethics (edited by Viqi Wagner). Greenhaven Press (2007): 162-166. Press.World Health Organization. “A Dozen Questions (and Answers) About Human Cloning.” Who.int, 2009. Web. 20 July 2011.