I dunno, this seems like it could be a bad idea. I understand the pain of losing someone and can't imagine how awful it must be to lose a child. But does cloning a lost child as a replacement seem like a good idea to anyone else? As it is, sometimes abortion seems to be used as a form of birth control. Are some [wealthy] people going to consider cloning as a type of "reset" button.
"Gee, honey, Junior is acting strange. Perhaps we should hit him with the shovel, scrape the inside of his cheek and start over."
Hahaha, okay, that probably wouldn't happen. But there's a whole grieving and acceptance process that I feel would be stymied by this. If you are that hung up about the loss of your child, cloning said child will not help you let go. Not to mention the fact that said clone wouldn't actually BE your lost child. Think of the years of therapy Cloney would need...
Of course, the whole article isn't about this one kid. But it addresses the inevitability of the cloned human. Sort of interesting, exciting and scary.
You can check out the article here:
Cady, the little girl killed in 2002 car crash who could 'live' again as a clone
"Gee, honey, Junior is acting strange. Perhaps we should hit him with the shovel, scrape the inside of his cheek and start over."
Hahaha, okay, that probably wouldn't happen. But there's a whole grieving and acceptance process that I feel would be stymied by this. If you are that hung up about the loss of your child, cloning said child will not help you let go. Not to mention the fact that said clone wouldn't actually BE your lost child. Think of the years of therapy Cloney would need...
Of course, the whole article isn't about this one kid. But it addresses the inevitability of the cloned human. Sort of interesting, exciting and scary.
You can check out the article here:
Cady, the little girl killed in 2002 car crash who could 'live' again as a clone
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Hm... Although completely different, and completely fictional, this actually reminds me of the book about Zombies?!?!, Generation Dead. The teens come back to life, but aren't really the same kid they were before.. but lots of the parents in this story actually REJECT their kids in this form.. (shocking, I know).
Haha really? Parents REJECTED their zombie children? Who would have thought.
They could have just chained Junior in the basement and fed him people. I think that's been done before.
Regardless, I should probably read this book...
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