Free Borns

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Over 85 percent of humans in the universe of the Imperial Republic are bred by cloning, but a minority are produced naturally in the wombs of human females. They are called Free Borns.

Strictly speaking, there is no official (i.e. governmental) discrimination against Free Borns within the Imperial Republic, and quite a few have earned seats within the Senate of the Imperial Republic and even the Supreme Council of Twelve. However, human clones sometimes view Free Borns with pity or even prejudice.