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Show Originally Aired: 2/16/2004 CALL 1 800-423-TALK
The Debate Over Cloning
Dr. Moon Shin-yong, of Seoul National University in Korea, listens to questions from reporters. (AP) Email to friend
The announcement of a successfully cloned a human embryo is reigniting debate from doctor's offices to scientific labs and the halls of Congress. The ability to clone a human embryo to harvest those valuable stem cells, the kind of cells that could turn into any tissue or cell, one day even a kidney or liver, has many patients cheering.
Some say it's a path to a cure for diseases like Parkinson's and juvenile diabetes, and they're urging the Bush Administration to lift restrictions that are restraining U.S. scientists from pursuing this research. But many religious groups are concerned that science is taking things a step too far, leading researchers down a path that will soon have scientists cloning babies in labs, perfect genetic mini-me's ready made for monomaniacs.
