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Originally Posted by raveneye
So here's the question: let's assume that a cloned blastocyst exists. Now that we have it, what should we do with it?
If you have a cloned blastocyst, then there are three things that you could do with it: just destroy it (therefore destroy a human embryo); implant it (therefore allow human cloning); or harvest stem cells from it while destroying it.
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I am open to being wrong here, but I would think it best to harvest and destroy it. As it has been artificially produced and not yet a 'natural' embryo, to implant it and allow cloning would be something like playing God.
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Originally Posted by raveneye
Which would you prefer? I'm especially interested in answers from folks who are opposed to stem cell research on ethical grounds. This is of topical interest, because cloned blastocysts will very soon be common and in demand by every lab doing stem cell research.
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Ethically, I am unsure as to where exactly I stand. I can see the benefits of the research, but I am extremely wary of it's implications also.
It is actually a huge issue that I have not put a lot of thought into, although I am aware it's happening.