The Conflict

Science has brought the capacity to clone human embryos within reach. In the early twenty-first century, the question is whether or not research on human cloning should be allowed, and if so, for what purpose. For instance, stem cell research is one of the most promising breakthroughs of modern medicine, but stem cells come from newly fertilized human eggs and the use of them is considered murder by some. However, stem cells could be harvested from clones of these eggs, and many support this use of cloning. Cloning for the purpose of creating human beings, however, is a matter for which most scientists do not believe we are ethically, socially, or scientifically prepared.

Political

• The act of genetic engineering can, and has, led to discrimination against those...