Just this evening I saw a report on television on this topic. Recently they have collected enough DNA from and ancient body. Scientists believe they may be able to make a clone using the DNA. The ethics committees are debating if it is ethical to clone a being that is closely related to a human.
The problem that arises is one that is already common to science. Science is moving faster than the laws that can define the results. One of the biggest moral issues in regards to cloning is does man have the right to create life? This issue also co-insides with many spiritual beliefs and the crossing of the lines between science and religion.
Other concerns are should cloning be allowed with humans and should it be successful, what is the level of emotional and physical ramifications would exist for a cloned human being? There are not easy answers and like so many other advanced areas in science, the questions will arise more and more as science progresses.
Another concern is that cloning may lead to many damaged or deformed fetus' during the learning process and then what would happen to those clones could be tragic or create even more unethical outcomes.
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