Human cloning

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Wed Aug 8 13:46:46 PDT 2001


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.



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