We are much more than sum of our parts. Murray had learned his 20-year old daughter, Emily, had been abducted and murdered. An undergraduate at Kenyon College , she was shot once in the head and left in an abandoned trailer in rural Ohio. Cloning could not bring his daughter back, nor ease his family's pain, Murray said. Cloning, no matter how successful, how accurate, could not mitigate his grief.
Death is final and abrupt.
Scientists who claim they can successfully re-create a human life are blind to the broader implications of their actions. It will not eliminate the sorrow a family experiences or replace the once living. Imagine trying to meet the expectations of parents who hoped you would achieve the same goals as your genetically identical older brother. No individual should have to bear the unrealistic expectation that he or she will live out the life of his genetic counterpart. Perhaps Tiger II would decide to play tennis or focus on a political career.