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Human cloning is the copying of a human using the DNA in the cells of the donor.  People have tried to

'''Human [[cloning]]''' is the replication of a human using the [[DNA]] in the cells of the donor.  Human embryos have been cloned for use in research, but no credible scientist or scientific organization has attempted to implant a cloned embryo. In the [[United States]] and many other countries, implanting a cloned embryo is illegal and often considered immoral.

clone embryos, but the cloned child has not survived past birth. There are some moral and social issues with this that have yet to be addressed. For example, would a clone be the child of its donor, or its sibling (genetically, a clone is simply an artifical identical twin)? If these questions cannot be properly answered, there could be severe repercussions for inheritance laws.

 

Many of the social and legal ramifications of human cloning have not yet been addressed. For example, would a clone be the child of its donor, or its sibling (genetically, a clone is simply an artificial identical twin)? If these questions cannot be properly answered, there could be severe repercussions for inheritance laws.