Merrick Institute Case Study

The Merrick Institute has been shut down after discoveries that the Institute had been cloning clients. Some clients have said they were told their clones would be “in a vegetative state”. Two clones have come forward with their stories of life in the Institute. Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta sat down with one of our reporters. R-“Thank you for being here Jordan and Lincoln.” L- “It’s no problem. We felt that we needed to expose the abuse we have suffered.” R- “I’m curious. What did they tell you about the outside world?” J- “They told us that there was a contamination and that we were the only ones that survived. We believed that we were all destined for The Island. They said it was the last chemical free zone on the planet.” L-“ …show more content…

Is that why you chose to escape?” J- “We didn’t choose to escape; we were forced to. Lincoln was too curious and after he found a bug Merrick found out.” L-“I followed the bug out of the Institute into the medical center where I saw them kill a person that was told they were going to the Island.” R-“What happened next? Did Dr. Merrick find out?” L-“After Starkweather Two Delta was harvested he ran from the operating room and the security cameras caught me.” J- “He grabbed me and we ran even though I was confused because I thought I was going to the Island.” L- “ After we got out and found a friend from the Institute, we got onto a train and headed to Los Angeles and we kept escaping from Merricks team. After a few problems, I disguised myself as my sponsor and Jordan got herself caught so we could sneak back into the Institute and stop Merrick.” R-“That seems like an interesting few days. What made you go back?” L- “Well, freedom isn’t just for one person, it’s for everyone. We’ve known these people for years. They’re our family.” J- “We want to help them in any way we can. Even if that means risking our lives to help them.” L- “We were kept in a facility with no knowledge of the outside world. We don’t want anyone to go through what we did. We did what we could to help people. Not to start a