> Here's an extremely interesting hypothetical ethics question...at
> least to me:
>
> Let's say I'm a MD/PhD and world expert in the field of synthetic
> biology --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology--. I then
> happen to act on a long running scifi fantasy of mine, which is
> creating a cat person --ignore the physical improbabilities of
> this :-) -- Let's say everything works out fine and s/he is sentient,
> happy, and essentially human except for his/her body, though a bit
> lonesome for obvious reasons. What would the ethics of this be?
>
> Thanks!!!!