On
the Eve of Human Cloning
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October 28, 2004
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Since the cloning
of the sheep Dolly in 1996, the possibility of cloning humans
(reproductive cloning) has been featured regularly in the
media and popular culture. It has also been widely discussed
in scientific, legal, bioethical, religious, and philosophical
arenas. We have recently been barraged by unconfirmed claims
that cloned people are already with us, or are on the way.
At the same time
that reproductive cloning is in the public spotlight, cloning
to cure diseases (therapeutic cloning) is being explored —
promising medical breakthroughs for diseases like Alzheimer's,
diabetes, and heart disease, among others. While scientists
have distanced themselves from cloning human beings, they
have tended to embrace the development of therapeutic cloning.
Even so, therapeutic cloning has also been caught in a storm
of controversy and legislation.
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The
Choices and Challenges 2004 forum will explore the scientific,
ethical, legal, and religious issues surrounding the prospects
and risks of human cloning — both reproductive and therapeutic.
Join us for these discussions.
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A Number
A Play by Caryl Churchill
October 27, 28, and 29
Squires Studio Theatre
5 and 8 pm
As a centerpiece of this
year’s Choices and Challenges forum, we are excited
to partner with the Theatre Arts department for a workshop production
of Caryl Chuchill’s recent play, A Number. This hour-long
play about cloning, directed by Patty Raun, will be performed at
5 and 8 pm in the Squires Studio Theatre on October 27, 28, and
29. Cast members are David Johnson and Adam Breske.
A Number (2002)
has been performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London and will
be staged off-Broadway this fall at the New York Theatre Workshop
beginning Nov. 16. Sam Shephard, who will be part of the NYC Production,
told the The New York Times that he think “it’s the most
brilliant contemporary play since Waiting for Godot.”
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