“Scientists who wish to create stem cells by cloning might have a new source of succor: the U.S. Constitution.” Brian Alexander displayed plenty of evidence that this may be true in his article, “Free to Clone”, but can that really be possible? Does the United States Constitution really protect the right to research and experiment things such as cloning and unusual technology? Whether these brilliant people can prove it or not, cloning is tinkering with nature and can only lead to trouble, as we all learned from Victor in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
The First Amendment discusses religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. There is not even a hint of the exact words research, experimentation, or science. People in Alexander’s article obviously dug deeper, but to the average eye there is no sign of protection. Haven’t these people ever heard of Victor Frankenstein? Hasn’t his story (whether it is fiction or not) made them think twice about cloning, let alone......
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