Human cloning

[Luke Weiger]

Forget cloning.  What conservatives are really worried about is genetic
engineering.  (BTW, one problem with the science of cloning is that, as of
now, the cloned offspring often suffer odd maladies that cannot be
prevented.)

-- Luke


> While I can see how human cloning will test the limits of human
> vanity and  greed, I don't quite understand the ethical objections.
> This might be because I am totally ignorant about genetics.
> How is a clone different from an identical twin? Why would a
> clone necessarily have fewer rights than any other begotten
> human?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joanna B.