America: Human and Animal Cloning
By Gallup,
Gallup
| 05. 10. 2007
Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, please tell me if you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
| |
Morally acceptable |
Morally wrong |
| Cloning animals |
36 |
59 |
| - Liberals |
55 |
|
| - Moderates |
30 |
|
| - Conservatives |
28 |
|
| Cloning humans |
11 |
86 |
| - Liberals |
22 |
|
| - Moderates |
9 |
|
| - Conservatives |
6 |
|
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