existence of the creature is unnatural and immoral, the behavior of this hideous monster further escalates the dangers of man playing god. The senseless murder of Victor Frankenstein friendand family was Mary Shelley way of suggesting to society that they could all become victims of scientists like Frankenstein, who unnaturally create potential monsters.Until recently, Mary Shelley Frankenstein was viewed as a brilliant work of fiction, now the messages in her writings warrant substantial consideration from a bio-ethical standpoint. The act of scientists breaching the domain of human creation is no longer confined to fiction. The bio-ethical dilemma that haunted Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley work of fiction has ironically found its way to modern science. Geneticists are now on the verge of extracting the secret of creating life from human DNA specimens in hopes to artificially recreate human beings. This biotechnological advancement has come to be known as cloning. Scientists should heed the words of Mary Shelley, because a cloned society could evolve into a race of evil and destruction. Geneticists must also exercise extreme caution in their advancement in genetic cloning because we cannot fully comprehend the detrimental effects it will have on society. The golden rule states that we should o unto others as you would have them do unto you? which translates into treating each person as an individual rather than as a means to some end. Under this moral precept we should turn away from human cloning, because it inevitably entails using humans as means to other humans?ends. A utilitarian ethic must be adopted at the expense of individual freedoms when considering Mary Shelley exhortations in Frankenstein....
