The Argument for an Open Future Objects to Originating a Child

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Argument for an Open Future objects to originating a child by cloning by arguing in part that:

• A) Unreasonable and perhaps wrong expectations based on the chosen phenotype may be placed on a child created this way.
• B) A child originated by cloning will be treated with prejudice by others and hence have a different, probably bad, future.
• C) A child originated by cloning will not have a future because it will be sub-human and used as sources for organ transplants.
• D) A child originated by cloning will not have a soul and hence, will not have an open future like normal children.
• E) A child originated by cloning will be a delayed twin and hence, have no real future.

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Definitions:

G Protein

A group of proteins that act as molecular switches across cell membranes, involved in transmitting signals from stimuli outside the cell.

Signaling Molecule

A molecule such as a hormone, local regulator, or neurotransmitter that transmits information when it binds to a receptor on the cell surface or within the cell.

Ligands

Molecules or ions that bind to a central metal atom to form coordination compounds, affecting the properties and behaviors of that metal.

Glycoproteins

Molecules consisting of a protein bonded to sugar chains, essential in cell recognition, immunity, and cell signaling.