Several months ago the Scottish cloned sheep, Dolly, which came into being only after almost 300 attempts, sparked much discussion about the possibility of human cloning. Recent news that independent scientist Richard Seed would begin working on human cloning is profoundly troubling.
Human cloning raises deep concerns, given our cherished concepts of faith and humanity.
True progress in conventional medicine, like genetic engineering to cure disease, remove a defect or alleviate a pathology, needs to be supported. Congress urgently needs to pass legislation outlawing the cloning of humans. Science that serves the human person and upholds a criterion of respect for the dignity and sacredness of human life, generosity and service is welcome. Human cloning is a drastic invasion of human parenthood and not a worthy way to bring human persons into the world. A clone technically has no human parents, not by accident but by design.