Jehovah and His Witnesses wrote:Scientists using cloned human embryos for research are on the verge of a medical breakthrough."It's really very exciting," says lab head Ella Cho. "Until now, we've kept very quiet, to avoid being targeted by lunatic fringe groups who for some reason think it's wrong to clone human embryos. It's too early to promise anything, but we hope that one day we will have genetic cures for a whole range of debilitating illnesses. I certainly hope the government will support our work.""Well, if you have to be part of a lunatic fringe group to object to this barbaric practice, I'm a lunatic," says placard-waving protestor Falala Mistletoe. "Of course it would be nice to cure these unnamed diseases, but at what cost? They're messing with the sanctity of human life. It's wrong, and the lab should be shut down immediately."
My nation has always supported bussiness, spirituality, and science (health and education combined to fill about a sixth of the budget). What do I do here? I generally try not to ignore issues, but this one is tough as it provides a benefit to the living, yet it kills embryos. Then again, they are cloned. But is a clone on equal footing as a non-clone? Life begins at conception, but what with clones? Are they alive, or are they dead? Give me feedback…
I posted this in the wrong spot earlier.
