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TIME/CNN Poll — Cloning
Cloning February 7-8, 2001 20. Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to clone animals such as sheep? Good idea 29 Bad idea 67 Not sure 4
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FOR COMPARISON -- February 26-27, 1997 -- |
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Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to clone animals such as sheep? |
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Good idea |
28 |
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Bad idea |
66 |
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Not sure |
6 |
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21. In general, do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to clone human beings? |
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Good idea |
7 |
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Bad idea |
90 |
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Not sure |
3 |
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FOR COMPARISON -- February 26-27, 1997 -- |
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In general, do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to clone human beings? |
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Good idea |
4 |
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Bad idea |
93 |
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Not sure |
3 |
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Cloning
February 7-8, 2001
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Asked of those who think cloning human beings is a bad idea (n=914) |
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22. What is the main reason you are against the cloning of human beings? |
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Because of your religious beliefs |
34 |
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Because cloning interferes with human distinctiveness and individuality |
22 |
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Because cloning could be used for questionable purposes like breeding a superior race or clone armies |
22 |
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Because the technology involved is dangerous |
14 |
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*Other |
5 |
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Not sure |
3 |
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23. Do you think it is against God’s will to clone human beings, or don’t you feel this way? |
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Yes, Against God’s will |
69 |
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No, not against God’s will |
23 |
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Not sure |
8 |
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FOR COMPARISON |
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Feb. 26-27 |
Oct. 28, 1993 % |
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Do you think it is against God’s will to clone human beings, or don’t you feel this way? |
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Yes, Against God’s will |
74 |
63 |
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No, not against God’s will |
19 |
26 |
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Not sure |
7 |
11 |
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*Volunteered response
Cloning
February 7-8, 2001
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Yes |
No % |
Not Sure % |
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24. Do you think each of the following justifies creating a human clone or don’t you think so? |
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To produce copies of humans whose vital organs can be used to save the lives of others |
28 |
68 |
4 |
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To save the life of the person who is being cloned |
21 |
74 |
5 |
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To help infertile couples to have children without having to adopt |
20 |
76 |
4 |
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To allow parents to have a twin child at a later date if they wanted to |
10 |
88 |
2 |
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To allow parents who have lost a child to create a clone of the child they lost |
10 |
88 |
2 |
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To allow gay couples to have children using only their own genes |
10 |
86 |
4 |
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To create genetically superior human beings |
6 |
92 |
2 |
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25. Do you think scientists should be allowed to clone human beings or don’t you think so? |
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Should be allowed |
10 |
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Should not be allowed |
88 |
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Not sure |
2 |
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26. Do you think the clone of a deceased person would have the same personality as that person? |
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Yes, would have the same personality |
10 |
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No, would not have the same personality |
74 |
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Not sure |
16 |
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Cloning
February 7-8, 2001
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Yes % |
No % |
Not sure % |
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27. If scientists could clone the following people, do you think they should do so? |
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Albert Einstein |
18 |
81 |
1 |
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Abraham Lincoln |
14 |
85 |
1 |
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Isaac Newton |
14 |
84 |
2 |
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Beethoven |
12 |
87 |
1 |
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Michael Jordan |
10 |
89 |
1 |
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Humphrey Bogart |
6 |
92 |
2 |
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Total % |
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28. If you had a chance, would you clone yourself or wouldn’t you do that? |
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Would |
5 |
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Would not |
93 |
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Not sure |
2 |
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FOR COMPARISON -- February 26-27, 1997 -- |
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If you had a chance, would you clone yourself or wouldn’t you do that? |
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Would |
7 |
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Would not |
91 |
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Not sure |
2 |
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Total % |
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29. Do you think it will be possible to create a human clone in the next 10 years, 20 years, 50 years or more, or don’t you think it will ever be possible to create a human clone? |
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10 years |
45 |
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20 years |
23 |
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50 years or more |
10 |
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Never be possible |
15 |
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Not sure |
7 |
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