Re: nonhuman ape carriers for clones

Right off hand I would be against it, unless it is somehow absolutely necessary.

Also I think the "precautionary principle" (as discussed in the John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton books --- see below for reference*) should be applied to this sort of experimentation (should it ever occur).

A major problem with using anything non-human to carry the fetus (or whatever it is being cultured) is not that this is necessarily unethical of itself, but it opens the door much wider for ambivalence regarding ethical concerns.

This is because as long as a human (woman) is carrying the fetus, there is little chance of finding women who will be "used" to do anything which would not be in the best interests of whatever it is being cloned.

Right off hand, using non-humans sounds to me like a way to avoid ethical considerations.