Analysis of the Third Twin by Ken Follet

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Analysis of the Third Twin by Ken Follet

In the book The Third Twin by Ken Follet a number of ethical issues arise throughout all of the thrills and plot twists that occur. The main ethical issue that arises in the novel is that of human cloning. In the book the female protagonist, Jean Ferrami, begins to unravel a series of mysteries where a corporation known as "Genetico" had invitro fertilized eight identical zygotes and inserted them into eight different mothers within a close period of time. This happened in the early 1970's and had been kept a secret until now. In order to better understand the ethical issues of cloning you must examine the Catholic Church's view on it and the attitude that the general society feels towards it.

The Roman Catholic Church has officially stated that "every possible act of cloning humans is intrinsically evil". They believe this based on several things. In the bible it is written that man was made in the image of God and so if humans are creating life in a different means then they are straying from this idea of man being made in the image of God. Also, the Catholic Church believes that all humans have a soul. They believe that this soul is unique to every person. So, if an individual was made in the exact likeness as another individual then their soul may not be unique. They believe that it will never be possible to clone the human soul.

The world society as a whole does not support human cloning. There are several radical groups that do fully support and research the ideas of cloning and claim to have cloned a human, although there is no proof of this. The general public does not support human cloning based on health and religious concerns. The health concerns are a primary worry for the public. It has been shown in the clone of Dolly the sheep that the clone had side effects of accelerated aging. Not until the cloning process is proven safe and effective will people even begin to examine the issue. In a recent poll it has been revealed that less than half of the public support animal cloning. Another survey was done about the cloning of humans and the vast majority of American's oppose human cloning (four out of five people oppose cloning). At this point in time cloning and human cloning is not supported by the majority of the public.

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