[Poohbah]

The problem with "cloning organs" is that the only foreseeable technique for doing so is to create a human being solely for having a ready supply of spares.

What about that person's rights? "Sorry, X-110-56-3764, we need your liver. A real human being has priority over a spare parts bin."

[Skywalk]

Ah but what if they can remove the genetic instructions for "create brain?"

If they can clone a humanesque bag of organs, would that be more to your liking?

The brain is what makes us truly human, so if they can make cloned bags without brains(and other non-essential parts) I don't see the problem, though it would be grotesque.

[J. Neil Schulman]

Poohbah wrote: "The problem with "cloning organs" is that the only foreseeable technique for doing so is to create a human being solely for having a ready supply of spares."

That you can't foresee alternative techniques doesn't mean others also can not. Some people have more imagination than others. Look to the high end of the imagination bell curve.

[freedumb2003]

The problem with "cloning organs" is that the only foreseeable technique for doing so is to create a human being solely for having a ready supply of spares.

Did anyone ever see the MST3K movie "Parts: The Clonus Horror"? Great premise badly done. The idea was a school which is actually raising clones to be frozen at the prime of life as parts for their genetic parents.

Cool concept and worthy of some thought (also I think if a big-name director and/or producer were to redo it right it would be a heck of a good movie).