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What do you think about it? On one hand I think that mankind has to stop trying to play God and leave cloning alone. Scientists should definately not make a human clone. On the other hand the potential of stem cell research seems very promising. Just think about the possibilities if things work out right. It could be the possible end to diseases and illnesses. The clone that they just made is not considered human, but is it? Does it have a brain? Does it deserve to live? When exactly does it become a human according to scientific standards? Also, if human cloning is in our future, how will it affect law enforcements abilities in the area of DNA testing in crime scenes. If there are clones running around then there will be a chance that an innocent person could be imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit. So many questions so few answers. Please let me know you view point on this subject.

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Cloning is one of those things that just shouldn't be. When you start messing with cloning, transplants, DNA insertions, etc., you are messing with the natural selection process, also known as survival of the fittest. It is nature's way of keeping the population down to a manageable level. But man has been manipulating the system for too many years and by extending the human life expectancy to almost 80, the entire earth has become so overpopulated and depleted that we can't feed ourselves. Look at what has happened with extremely premature births. Most of the babies have physical problems that are lifelong, many with mental deficiencies as well. These babies were not meant to survive because of these problems. How can we justify forcing that child to live? Is a life spent in a wheelchair, blind, deaf, and unable to communicate living? I think not. Torture is the first word that comes to my mind. Ask anyone who has struggled back from a debilitating stoke how frustrating it was to have a functional mind, but not be able to communicate in any way? Imagine a whole lifetime like that.

Don't get me wrong, I love life and all it has to offer, but I don't think we should be messing around with nature. I want this earth to still be here for my grandkids! We can't even deal with the euthanasia issues, forget trying to get anyone to agree on laws regulating cloning. The implications of cloning are simply overwhelming.

When it comes down to cloning a human body the answere is based on moral and ethical issues, for me it should not be allowed.

But stem cell research on the other hand will be a godsend to mainy today who are suffering with things such as MS, cerebal paulsy, down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, huntingtons chorea, parkinsons, ect. If we have the knowledge to eliminate diseases, or at least lessen the effect of them shouldn't we try? If it is for the greater good and it outweighs the risk shouldn't we? Shouldn't people have the option to choose if we want the proccedure done or not on a personal basis?

It may be easy to say not it is not right, but we use the information learned from genetic testing everyday of our lives weather you realize it or not. Were you not immunized against certain diseases? Were you childeren not immunized? Through genetic testing we have eliminated mainy deadly diseases, small pox was totally eradicated on a world wide basis due to the creation of vaccines. And medication has been made using genetic testing. As a chronic asthmatic I would not be here today if not for the advances of genetic testing. Until someone can walk in the shoes of another and know what it is like to suffer from debilitating, serios disabilities it needs to be left up to people to decide weather it is what they want based on their beleifs and personal morals.



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Candice

I just have (4) words to say..."God will be pissed".

Well I dont really think God has an opinion on it. There is nothing in the Bible that says your DNA gives you your soul. And as far as common sense is concerned it would be a human as soon as the egg started to split.

Personally I dont think it should be done. However if it could be done so that the person did not have a head or some such thing then I it would do wonders for the need for transplant organs... that is the only function of cloning if you ask me... rejection free transplant organs. Any other reasons and I think it should be banned.

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Adam

Very touchy subject but either way you look at it wrong or right someone is going to do it regardless. I think its just too much of a temptation not to.

Personally Im am against the idea unless they can produce single organs and limbs and not do it from a living embryo.

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actualy they found a way to get stem cells from adults or even the person who is suffering from the disease. And this way is more efective because the body dosn't regect the cells because they were from its own body but when you take them from a clone (baby) it 1 kills the baby and 2 the body you put the cells into usualy regects them.
Also to get a good clone they kill hundreds that didn't come out right.
I think that there just using stem cell recerch as an excuse to clone people.