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Would you raise a clone of your child?

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21% 118 votes Total: 572 votes
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  • 1 of 13

    by Elizabeth Reeves

    In considering whether or not a person would raise a clone of their child, they would first have to take into consideration what, exactly the cloning process was in creating tha...read more

  • 2 of 13

    by Jennifer Glasgow

    Would I raise a clone of my son? I do everyday. I raise twins. Identical twins are just that, a clone of your child. I can tell you that even though children are clones they...read more

  • 3 of 13

    by Samantha T.

    To start, the question should be why are you cloning your child? Did the previous child die? Or is he/she sick and in desperate need of a transplant that only an identical mat...read more

  • 4 of 13

    by Glory Lennon

    Under what circumstances would someone want to clone their child? I can imagine because said child died, there was no other way for you to have another child or you really liked...read more

  • 5 of 13

    by Michael Brandon

    Would I raise a clone of my child. If my child is passed away why I would not want or desire something that is a part of him. Because after all a clone is made of the...read more

  • 6 of 13

    by Mary Boogaard

    Would you raise a clone of your child? I remember reading the book by Stephen King called Pet Cemetery. In the story there was a special burial place for pets. After the pe...read more

  • 7 of 13

    by Samantha Overmyer

    If my biological child had past away, then no, I would not raise a clone of my deceased child. A clone is like a twin in a weird sense. Twins may look a lot alike, but they are ...read more

  • 8 of 13

    by Mary Guimont

    Would you raise a clone of your child? I remember reading the book by Stephen King called Pet Cemetery. In the story there was a special burial place for pets....read more

  • 9 of 13

    by Tawney Peterson

    Would I raise a clone of my child. You bet I would course I would raise my child as a clone. If my child was dead,. I would want him back And though they say ...read more

  • 10 of 13

    by Saralyn Colon

    Would you raise a clone of your child? What's interesting about this topic, is the interpretation. If my son were an identical twin, in essence I would be raising his clone. ...read more

  • 11 of 13

    by Barbara Bera

    The question is would you raise a clone of your child? The question does not specify under what circumstances this clone would be created. The particular reason for cloning your...read more

  • 12 of 13

    by Angel Kidd

    Yes I most certainly would. My children are my world! God forbid but if one or even both passed away due to a tragic accident then I would really lose my sanity. I couldn't bare...read more

  • 13 of 13

    by Nathalie How Kit

    This question is a very good one for mothers who has lost their child in a tragic way, in their young age. Only a mother can feel the pain of the lost of a child and if that ...read more

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  • 1 of 25

    by Danelle Karth

    I love my child. He is adorable and has a great personality. As he approaches two years old, he is sometimes a little monster. However, he is so smart and growing. It is wonderf...read more

  • 2 of 25

    by Patrick Sills

    I would certainly not raise a clone of my child, and I suspect that one would be hard-pressed to find anyone out there who would. My daughter is unique to her mother and father,...read more

  • 3 of 25

    by Bj Frost

    I am sorry to say it, but this debate question needs to be re-worked. Many assumptions can arise from the question, "Would you raise a clone of your child?" such as. "Is the ori...read more

  • 4 of 25

    by E L Swist

    As parents of course we all love our children and the idea of losing a child is probably just about the most unbearable thing that we can imagine. Nobody wants to outlive their ...read more

  • 5 of 25

    by Jane Allyson

    I have thought about this question long and hard and first I was going to say yes, I would clone my child. Losing a child is one of the most traumatic things you will have to go...read more

  • 6 of 25

    by Holly Tierney-Bedord

    Is anyone else concerned that we've reached a point in our society when the question "Would you raise a close of your child?" can be seriously debated? How could scientific ...read more

  • 7 of 25

    by Melissa Crossley

    My sons name is Damion. He is the only child that I can ever have. I was lucky because I had been told that I couldn't have children, and so when I found out I was pregnant it w...read more

  • 8 of 25

    by Ben Hughes

    When my son was born, it was one of the most special times in my life. Okay, I know my wife was doing the hard work but I was there in full support and remember the experience v...read more

  • 9 of 25

    by Heidi Heywood

    Such a difficult question to answer truthfully, and I nearly said yes. But when I thought about it truthfully I realized there is only one replica of each of my children for a r...read more

  • 10 of 25

    by Sharon Kull

    Would I raise a clone of my child? Yeah, like I'd be that big a glutton for punishment! You see, (just considering my oldest)it's like this. My child, who is now 43, started ...read more

  • 11 of 25

    by Cindy Christensen

    NO, I would not, even if I couldn't have children. The humanity of this world should not worry about cloning humans, we should be more worried about where are food is heading a...read more

  • 12 of 25

    by Christina Rivas

    I had to think very long and hard before I could come to a decision about this topic. Now a days it seems as though science can do anything, new break troughs are being made eve...read more

  • 13 of 25

    by April Miller

    Would I raise a clone of my child? No way, maybe when Pigs can fly, and they discover a way to make a live dinosaur. This will never happen by the way, at least not while I'm al...read more

  • 14 of 25

    by Sean Curtis

    Should a child be cloned? No way. Didn't you see Pet Sematary? I imagine in my head that the clone will somehow possess all the negative aspects of the original, and be like the...read more

  • 15 of 25

    by Dianne Paul

    This is a subject that is very dear to my heart as a parent and stay at home mom. With the bringing forth of each child,I realize that they all three have their uniqueness.I see...read more

  • 16 of 25

    by iiivix

    No matter how far cloning can come a carbon copy is not the original. The two fundamental problems are gestation and neural synapses. No body can clone your child to the age the...read more

  • 17 of 25

    by Jobie Weetaluktuk

    No, no, and no. Help me or lobotomize me if I ever get the idea to clone my own child. Especially my own deceased child. That will be the first and irrefutable sign that I am...read more

  • 18 of 25

    by Mary Ritch

    This is a very emotional debate topic. The question of whether or not a person would raise a clone of their own child is rather vague without extenuating circumstances. Howeve...read more

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    by J.T. Livingston

    WOULD YOU RAISE A CLONE OF YOUR CHILD? I'm sure every parent's initial response to this question would be undeniably YES, OF COURSE! After all, society so often labels chil...read more

  • 20 of 25

    by Sarah Taylor

    I think this is a fantastic question. I am in the center rather than one way or the other. I say this because, if something were to happen to my child as in death. I would say Y...read more

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