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Wesley J. Smith: Human Cloning, Hidden Under Jargon

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On a new episode of ID the Future, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith speaks with host Dean Abbott about the arrival of human cloning.

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Human cloning research is underway even now, under cover of scientific jargon to obscure what’s going on, Smith says. Are we ready for this? Significant barriers remain that will slow its development as far as manufacturing (as Smith aptly puts it) cloned babies and adults. Yet ethical constraints still depend only on scientists’ restraint — a “thin reed to stand on.” Please consider donating to support the IDTF Podcast.

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