I think there would be a lot of defective clones created if it were made legal. There would then be question of what to do with these creations and if they actually have souls and what not or are they just expendable like lab rats. It is a very scary thing to think about.
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By the way. why do we need to create an artificial man? What for? While a cloned organ is needed for a transplantation, but whole human being?
quote:
Dammit, I spent five years doing nothing but extracting
cerebral appendages . . . You know how much work I did on the subject - an
unbelievable amount. And now comes the crucial question - what for? So that
one fine day a nice little dog could be transformed into a specimen of
so-called humanity so revolting that he makes one's hair stand on end.'
'Well, at least it is a unique achievement.'
'I quite agree with you. This, doctor, is what happens when a
researcher, instead of keeping in step with nature, tries to force the pace
and lift the veil. Result - Sharikov. We have made our bed and now we must
lie on it.'
'Supposing the brain had been Spinoza's, Philip Philipovich?'
'Yes!' bellowed Philip Philipovich. 'Yes! Provided the wretched dog
didn't die under the knife - and you saw how tricky the operation was. In
short - I, Philip Preobrazhensky would perform the most difficult feat of my
whole career by transplanting Spinoza's, or anyone else's pituitary and
turning a dog into a highly intelligent being. But what in heaven's name
for? That's the point. Will you kindly tell me why one has to manufacture
artificial Spinozas when some peasant woman may produce a real one any day
of the week?
Michail Bulgakov. "The heart of a dog"
Copyright 1968 in the English translation by Michael Glenny
Collins and Harvill Press
You know me, can't condone you singles fornicating. 
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