WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN CLONING A HUMAN?

By Rick Weiss; Washington Post, March 7, 2001

Almost all of the first 100 clones will abort spontaneously because of
genetic or physical abnormalities, putting the health and lives of the
surrogate mothers at risk.

Of the handful of clones that make it to term, most will have grossly
enlarged placentas and fatty livers.

And of the three or four fetuses that may survive their birth, most will be
monstrously big-perhaps 15 pounds-and will likely die in the first week
or two from heart and blood vessel problems, underdeveloped lungs,
diabetes or immune system deficiencies.

Sometimes fatal flaws in clones are obvious. In several instances, cloned
cows have been born with head deformities. These clones never survive.

Even when clones appear normal, they sometimes are not.