Just one more example of science doing what it CAN without thinking about whether it SHOULD. What more can you say? I know that there are people born every minute who have illnesses or deformaties or whatever makes them different from everyone else. But that is EXACTLY what genetics are all about...diversity. Being different. Personally, I feel that even if we were able to be 100% sure that there were no side effects or unseen negative consequences we STILL shouldn't be cloning people.

1. Doing so attempts to define perfection and sets a standard by which all humans will be judged. Either that, or it creates a sub-race of people who are seen as less than human. I don't want to be around for either of these possibilities.
2. Cloning removes all possibilty for the human race to evolve. Granted we have been pretty stagnant for hundreds of years already, but as a species we are still able to adapt to changing viruses. Oh wait - we could always throw some genetic manipulation into the mix. (Wipe away the dripping sarcasm and see above comment regarding sub-human race.)

So to sum it up, I think this is a very bad idea and I am deeply disturbed. Of course, any of you who read regularly know that I have serious concerns about the direction the human race is headed.

STOP THE PRESSES...
"Clonaid was founded by Claude Vorilhon, a former French journalist and leader of a sect called the Raelians. Vorilhon, who calls himself Rael, claims a space alien visiting him in 1973 revealed that extraterrestrials had created all life on Earth through genetic engineering. " (CNN.com/Health article)

OH! Well that makes PERFECT SENSE. I take it all back. Full steam ahead!!!