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2017-11-04 20:04:08 UTC
No one would argue that a cloned animal isn't alive. Cloning is
manipulating yucky slimy stuff scientifically to produce life, or
actually to reproduce a particular life.
For the sake of discussion let's assume we are making human clones.
In reproductive cloning the nucleus of the person to be cloned is
implanted in an egg that has had its nucleus removed and discarded. Is
that human life? or does it become life after implanted in a womb?
Is it human? Does it have a soul?
Take it one further- create the DNA in the lab, make it mostly human,
but tweak it for high intelligence, remove congenital hereditary
faults, and just generally tinker with it a bit. "new and improved"
Is it still human? Does it still have a soul?
Would the religious say it has a god?
If it were to be aborted before going to term, is that still murder or
sin? what if something goes horribly wrong and it is aborted for
cause?
Inquiring minds want to know.... Exactly how are the religious folks
out there going to deal with these questions? Doubtless they'd want
to make it illegal, but equally doubtless someone, somewhere will do
just that.
manipulating yucky slimy stuff scientifically to produce life, or
actually to reproduce a particular life.
For the sake of discussion let's assume we are making human clones.
In reproductive cloning the nucleus of the person to be cloned is
implanted in an egg that has had its nucleus removed and discarded. Is
that human life? or does it become life after implanted in a womb?
Is it human? Does it have a soul?
Take it one further- create the DNA in the lab, make it mostly human,
but tweak it for high intelligence, remove congenital hereditary
faults, and just generally tinker with it a bit. "new and improved"
Is it still human? Does it still have a soul?
Would the religious say it has a god?
If it were to be aborted before going to term, is that still murder or
sin? what if something goes horribly wrong and it is aborted for
cause?
Inquiring minds want to know.... Exactly how are the religious folks
out there going to deal with these questions? Doubtless they'd want
to make it illegal, but equally doubtless someone, somewhere will do
just that.