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Originally posted by Jenni
From a moral standpoint, I think that cloning is absolutely wrong, no doubt about it. Creating a life, just to destroy it for my own benefit? How could that ever possibly be right?
From other standpoints, I can see all sorts of problems. Who's gonna be in charge of these clones? Do you just go see your Dr. and have one made? Then what happens to it? Where does it go? Surely you don't want a braindead version of yourself at home with you. Do we put them in some sort of "nursing home"? And who's to say that someone couldn't make another clone of you, only not of the braindead variety? And take over your identity. After all, this clone would be "you", would it not?
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Couldn't happen. First of all, the clone's brain would not have the years of input yours does. (S)he would not recognize your spouse, your kids, etc. although basically the brain is the same. When they can clone the knowledge in the human brain, then you have a problem.
Second, this clone will not have the "life defects" bodily that you have. If you are a mother, it will not have born children. If you have skin cancer from a life time of being in the sun, it won't have it. If you are obese, because of a lifetime of overeating, it won't be.
I don't know where I stand on this subject. I don't
think the cloned material would have a spirit, so it should be okay to use it for what is intended. But what if I'm wrong, and using the material murders another human being, like abortion does. This question has to have a concrete answer before I would be willing to clone myself.
I don't think they can yet clone an adult. I don't think they will ever be able to but I could be wrong. Therefore to have organs available for transplant would take approx eighteen years if you want an adult organ. Someone would have to raise that clone and I don't think anyone would be able to take a liver from an eighteen year old human to put in a 60 year old human. If the clone grows so long that would indicate a spirit, a viable human being, that could not be killed for parts. Sorry, you don't get a clone as a repository for spare parts in this scenario. When you can so to the doctor and have him take a few good cells and clone you
as you are I would think that then you would have all the spare parts you want. This is not available now, but it may be possible. Therefore, I support continued research of this subject.