1. Richard T. Hull, George Johnson, and Nature Genetics all maintain that cloning research could benefit humans. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Allen Verhey, and Kevin T. Fitzgerald contend, however, that the risks involved in cloning outweigh the benefits. In your opinion, would cloning humans violate the sanctity of human life? Use examples from the viewpoints to support your answer. Which of the arguments is more convincing, and why?
2. Some critics of cloning argue that people have a right to an open future, in which they are free to choose their own future based on their wants and desires and not on the expectations of their parent/genetic twin. Do you think a clone would be able to grow up without trying to fulfill the expectations of his or her parent/genetic twin? Why or why not"