Human cloning: science or madness? Despite evidence that nearly all cloned animals are affected by significant genetic abnormalities, two groups of scientists have announced their plans to impregnate women with cloned embryos, each aiming to create the world's first cloned human embryo. Clones are created by injecting genetic material from a single cell of a person into an egg cell that has had its genes removed. The cell is then stimulated to act like a fertilized egg and divide, becoming an embryo. Once the embryo reaches an appropriate stage, it is implanted into a woman's uterus and the resulting baby will be like an identical twin to the donor. Since the cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1997, scientists have worked hard to create cloned humans. embryos for research and reproduction. During a hearing on human cloning, Panayiotis Zavos, a Kentucky-based reproductive expert, told scientists, "The research must continue." Zavos is working with Italian fertility specialist Severino Antinori, who made headlines in 1994 when he allowed a 62-year-old woman to have a baby. Joining the Zavos and Antinori team are scientists from Clonaid, an extraterrestrial Raelian movement based in Canada that claims cloning our bodies is the next step towards eternal life. Bridgette Boisselier is a Raelian bishop and director of the human cloning project at Clonaid. The Raelian movement claims that humanity was created by "space scientists" and "once we are able to clone exact replicas of ourselves, the next step will be to transfer our memory and personality into our newly cloned brains, which will give us will allow us to truly live forever. Since we will be able to remember our entire past, we... middle of paper... supporters of human cloning will claim that this technology will help couples with infertility problems .Ct. 2196 (1998), is cited as evidence that infertility is a disability and reproduction is a major life activity that constitutes a basic human right. Supporters of human cloning advocate the development of technology that can provide this the right for an infertile, childless couple to reproduce, to have a healthy biological child of their own, completing their biological "life cycle", is a constitutional right that should not be outlawed. Works Cited: National Institutes of Health, NIH Update on Existing Human Embryonic Stem Cells, August 2001 The Associated Press, Votes Kill Efforts to Use Embryos for Research, August 2001 The White House: Office of the Press Secretary, House Fact Sheet Bianca Embryonic stem cell research, August 2001