Cloning
There are two types of cloning.
In one instance -- therapeutic cloning - stem cells are harvested from embryos. A stem cell can develop into any kind of mature functional cell.
In the second case -- nuclear transfer -- "a nucleus from any cell of a donor is embedded in an egg (human or animal) from which that nucleus has been removed."
"Opponents of the procedure point that when a treated human egg is placed in a woman's womb a cloned, a baby will be born nine months later that is a replica of the donor. If the donor of the nucleus and the egg was the woman, the process is known as "auto-cloning."
Cloning used in conjuction with other bio-technologies raises serious ethical questions.
(www.knol.google)
As pro-life people, what ethical, moral issues do we see developing from these techniques?
-- in therapeutic cloning are we concerned that the human embryo has to die to give rise to a new acientific technique that might develop organs for transplant?
What value do we place on the human embryo?
-- in the case of nuclear transfer, when do we consider it ok to invade the clone to harvest organs that will help sustain the life of the donor?
Will a clone have any rights as a 'human'?
What relationship is a clone to other family members,
to society?
What other concerns do you think will arise?