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Cloning a full being is stupid and pointless in my opinion. Why would one do it? Purely out of the interests of vanity, and narcissism I'd imagine. If you cannot have children, there are THOUSANDS out there waiting to be adopted, and if you can't handle that, artificial insemination is right there. If someone you love dies, THEY'RE DEAD. When my grandfather died, I took my time remembering him and appreciating having known him. I didn't think "WOW I WISH I COULD CLONE HIM". If one is going to have one's self cloned, I can't even begin to understand the logic they'd use to justify that one. Growing clones to harvest organs would be just... creepy.
I do, however, strongly support the artificial growing of organs, or what might be considered partial cloning. If you need a new liver, and there's the technology to grow yourself a genetic replica, by all means, let's do it.
Note: I apologize for my rather extensive use of words typed in all caps.
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