Wouldn’t the eugenics argument favor selectively breeding embryos (from a large donor population) for optimal chromosome combinations, rather than cloning existing individuals?
Cloning embryos is relatively simple—you could do preimplantation genetic selection (PGS) for the equivalent of several hundred generations, and save the stem cell line in a freezer, while raising the first few babies to see how they turn out. If they turn out well, couples (perhaps from the original donor population) could then adopt new babies from the same line.
Here’s a link to an advocacy site for human cloning.
Wouldn’t the eugenics argument favor selectively breeding embryos (from a large donor population) for optimal chromosome combinations, rather than cloning existing individuals?
Cloning embryos is relatively simple—you could do preimplantation genetic selection (PGS) for the equivalent of several hundred generations, and save the stem cell line in a freezer, while raising the first few babies to see how they turn out. If they turn out well, couples (perhaps from the original donor population) could then adopt new babies from the same line.