Blog 12: it would be like sending a baby up into space in a rocket that has a 50-50 chance of blowing up

I just read another research article on human cloning.  The title of this article is “Cloning of a Human” by Charles Q. Choi.  This article was very similar to the last cloning article I read but it brought up a few differing ideas and aspects of cloning. “Despite success with other mammals, the process has proved much more difficult in humans--which may strike some people as comforting and others as disappointing.”  I believe this sentence is a good description on the ethical controversy surrounding human cloning.  Some people are comforted by the fact that the process of cloning is more complex in human being than animals because they most likely view human cloning as immoral.  The disappointed people are those that are interested in and support scientific breakthroughs and advancement despite the risk and ethical grey areas.  A decade ago there was a breakthrough in the right mix of chemicals and proper method in programming of the human cell and the first human embryo was cloned.  Robert Lanza was the scientist who made this discovery but even he acknowledges the risks involved.  25 percent of cloned animals have abnormalities from slips and errors in programming.  Attempting to clone a human would be so risky, Lanza says, it "would be like sending a baby up into space in a rocket that has a 50-50 chance of blowing up."  This statement clearly shows that the risks involved in human cloning are way too high to be considered safe and ethical.  In Dollhouse, a slight programming error in the imprinting process presents a high risk to the safety of the active and anyone that might get in their way.