Peg’s Journal

Tonight’s dinner conversation was interesting. This particular topic was rehashed after discussing it in brief last night. The subject was about the movie “Godsend” and human cloning. We all agreed that cloning a [deceased] child would not mean that the child would be EXACTLY the same as before….considering the fact that the parents would be older and with a different mindset, times have changed, and outside influences and experiences would also be different. Knowing these factors, Wil argued, why parents wouldn’t just have another baby instead of cloning. But being a parent myself, I can totally see how tempting the option of cloning can be. That statement bowled my sister over! She found it utterly freaky that I could fathom such a thought….thus sparking a HUGE heated debate (resulting me in unconciously swearing like a sailor). hehehe

But in all seriousness, am I whack for saying that? Saying that I can see how people (in pain and grieving) would want their child back at any cost, even if they knew that it wouldn’t really be the same child? I agree with Wil that it’s scary and deviant to the cosmos. Cloning is messing with life and all things natural. But if I were to lose MY child, and given the opportunity, I wouldn’t put it past myself to scrounge up all the money I can, and line up at the institution’s front door.

So I ask you, given this scenario: you lose your child to an unfortunate accident, and cloning is as common as fertility therapy or botox (okay, I’m stretching it here)…what would you do? Please take my poll on the right hand side.