In-validity in cloning

Rating: 8/10 (21 September 2014)

Cloning is a rising phenomenon in modern society. From a microscopic level using bacteria to macroscopic ranges where entire mammals are fully cloned. Often the biological implications of these experiments are closely monitored, but not the actual psychological effects.
With the hopes of returning to your family after a three-year hardship of not only laborious work, but also isolation, two weeks until returning home is a journey that seems like a lifetime. Although what if that return never happened? If it was all a complete lie? It is haunting to implant memories and experiences into a person's mind and then restrict them from all tangible parts of that life.
It is slavery. An act that no one deserves to endure.
Moon delves into the concept of autonomy and essential rights, and offers a unique perspective on an otherwise untouched subject. Cloning happens everyday and it's only time until it reaches one of us. Once that day comes, there is no difference between the clone and "original"; we are one.
Whether cognizant or not, onus for equality and morality lies on those that do.