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KexMex	Nov 14 2007, 04:25 AM
Transgendered transcultural transracial transspeciesist Posts: 2,706 Group: Members Member #77 Joined: July 17, 2007 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira (1954) Favorite horror film: Frankenstein (1931) Favorite sci-fi film: Frankenstein (1931)	packmule Nov 13 2007, 06:50 PM The subject of cloning has been an intensely debated topic for many years and is also the subject of several science fiction movies including films like Judge Dredd(1995), Gattica(1997) and The Sixth Day(2000). Stem cell research, which could potentially lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of spinal cord injuries, is based on the harvesting of these cells from (cloned) embryos. It is fact that a sheep has been cloned(duplicated) and now, according to this article monkey embryos have been successfully cloned. Some questions I pose to the members of this site: 1. Is cloning an issue of ethics, simply either right or wrong? 2. Should cloning be allowed, under the cloak of regulation, in order to harvest these stem cells that show so much promise for spinal regeneration and spinal cord injury research? 3. Will the actual cloning of a human happen one day? 4. Will cloning of people, for reasons wholly unrelated to medical research, be a part of our not so distant future? 5. What are your personal views on cloning? All replies welcome. This topic, like other threads in this forum, should be free of one word answers. I'd like to see folks posting in the topics of this forum answer openly and honestly. Thanks. :) Quote: 1. Is cloning an issue of ethics, simply either right or wrong? Cloning isn't what I see as completely ethical, but I can't say it's entirely wrong either. Quote: 2. Should cloning be allowed, under the cloak of regulation, in order to harvest these stem cells that show so much promise for spinal regeneration and spinal cord injury research? Yes, it should. Quote: 3. Will the actual cloning of a human happen one day? I am not sure, but I really hope it doesn't. Quote: 4. Will cloning of people, for reasons wholly unrelated to medical research, be a part of our not so distant future? I don't think so. After all, what would we use clones for? Labor? They have feelings too, since we have. Why can't they have opinions? Quote: 5. What are your personal views on cloning? I find it unethical and scary. I'd prefer it if we only use it for a few cases (See answer two) where it's highly useful.
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