普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修8 Unit 2 Reading Task

　　A DEBATE

　　Topic:

　　Should medical cloning be allowed?

　　Team A: They support the idea that there should be medical cloning.

　　Hello, chairperson and everyone else here today. I suggest that medical cloning is very important for curing serious illnesses that at present have no cure; for example, to replace nerve cells in someone who has suffered a stroke. Most profitably they can be used to help with diseases that gradually cause people to lose their ability to move easily or to think (such as Parkinson's Disease). With the help of special cloning techniques, such people can be restored to perfect health and be able to live a normal life again. This is a wonderful thing for them because it improves their quality of life.

　　But first we need to be clear about the advantages of the procedure.

　　◎There is no danger of the body refusing to accept the new cells.

　　◎ Nobody needs to donate their own organs for someone else's benefit.

　　◎ Patients can be treated immediately.

　　It seems the benefits are so obvious that we hope you will be able to support our side's point of view. Thank you.

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