Karen Weintraub On The Ethics Of Cloning

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A lot of scientists in different fields and people all around the world think that cloning is very unethical and should never be used. They believe that cloning would separate the clone from everyone else making them feel unworthy or left out. For others such as, Karen Weintraub a scientific journalist, she believes that is “--silly and sad for people to spend thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars thinking they will get back a beloved pet through cloning.” Weintraub believes that death is a part of life and scientists should not try and avoid it. “Death is a terrible part of life, but cloning won’t allow us to avoid it. I think it’s unethical for people to suggest otherwise.” Weintraub also mentioned that since cloning is something

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