Comments on: Ohio bill to ban human cloning draws fire from stem cell researchers

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:03:05 +0000

I think cloning is wrong, but, we need to research it more and find out what we can really do with science before we make huge assuptions.

By: Dionne

Dionne — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:50:33 +0000

I would sell my soul to have a clone of myself to replace my failing ageing body. Why can’t we have spare cloned doubled to replace body parts we need? It is only flesh anyway.

By: zach

zach — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:09:18 +0000

I dont think that people are seeing the big picture here. cloning whether it is theraputic, or whether it is full body cloning can only lead to one thing, a degeneration of the human race. the actual real moral way of concieving a human, not in some rediculous test tube, thats not real. yeah im sure that it could help. some areas but the costs outway the benifits. because there are no benefits…. There is only one way to be on this planet, and thats to be concieved the right way, from human to human, thats the way God intended it to be, he never intended for people to start making duplicates of themselves. and yeah the obvious question comes up about getting new and improved and healthier humans to be made….. but there has been diseases on the planet since the very first years in the bible. and it will be like that and it sould stay like that.. because the only way it all comes out to is that people are wanting to play God.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:26:43 +0000

This law will ban a certain drug that millions of people in Ohio use everyday. I know what it is, do you?

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:15:28 +0000

I think the article misses a key point in making a distinction between therapeutic and reproductive cloning. Although both procedures are often discussed independently, they both refer to the *same* process of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (check the wikipedia page if you need a science brush up). The distinction in terminology simply refers to how the cloned organism- whether a human, animal, or some hybrid- is being used after the cloning procedure. Many of those that object to cloning do so not simply because of the more commonly objectionable end usages ( ie allowing people to clone themselves for a genetic twin child) but they also the object to fundamental process- somatic cell nuclear transfer- because 1) its low success rate causes the loss of newly created embryos, which they consider the destruction of new human lives (along the same logic, therapeutic cloning is equally objectionable), and 2) the process forgoes the natural process of creating human life. Although you may not agree with these objections, I always think its important to understand the other side of the issue. And to separate the science from politically motivated or popular media terms (theraputic vs reproductive cloning) that cloud the issue at hand.

By: Barbara Hanson

Barbara Hanson — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:03:49 +0000

This is what can happen when politicians play scientist. Senator Buehrer needs to take a quick course in the difference between therapuetic and reproductive cloning before his bill leads to a real setback for Ohio. I hope the citizens of Ohio wake up to his mistake and stop this from happening.