Understanding Cloning: Ethical & Scientific Perspectives

Question
Dear Expert,
Could you please answer the following questionairre.

Q1)What do you think cloning actually is?

Q2)Are you for or against cloning in general?

Q3)What is your opinion on cloning:
A) rice or simiar commercial crop

B) Bacteria

C) Fungi

D)insects

E) sheep, cows and other domestic animals

F) endangered animals like tigers, etc

G)Humans

Please state your reasons.

Q4) What do you think of cloning human organs for medicine? Won't it save lives?

Q5)If in 20 or so years humans could be cloned the what right would the cloned person have. Would they have their own identity or would they be the property of the person they were cloned from?

Q6) Would you agree to be cloned or to clone your children or loved ones? Would you clone an organ of yours if a close relative needs it desparately?

In addition, I would like to know what field of work you are in to judge what type of people give which response.

Thank you and sorry fo the trouble.
Nishantha  

Answer
Cloning is manufacturing a living being from cells from another similar living being, bypassing the natural process of conception.

In general and specifically, I'm totally against cloning.

My opinion about cloning is that it is not natural.  Just because it can be done doesn't make it a good thing to do.  I think it will cause more damage to society than the benefits it gives to individuals.

Cloning for medical purposes is just as bad as for any other purpose.  We all have to die, to try to postpone or avoid death by immoral means is not a benefit to society.  We cannot think only of ourselves or our own family members when we make decisions.  

The question of rights is certainly a necessary component of the issue.  Any person, preborn, born or dying, has rights.  A cloned person has every right that any normally conceived person does.  He would not be a slave to the cloner.

No, I would not clone myself or allow any of my chldren to be cloned for any reason.

I am a student of life.  I read and think and study what interests me.  The issues of life from conception to natural death are very important and I read as much about them as I can.  I believe that we are created by God and that He is in charge of all that he created, just as you would be in charge of your own works of your hands, such as a piece of pottery, a painting, or a building that you designed.  

No trouble.  I hope you will get a good response.  Are you studying this for yourself or for a class?