Book of the Day: The Ethics of Organ Transplants: The Current Debate , edited by Arthur L. Caplan, Daniel H. Coelho. On the face of it, there seems to be little reason to question the ethics behind transplanting organs. But this really is more appearance than fact, because right under the surface lurks a morass of ethical dilemmas and controversies which have threatened to undermine the entire practice of transplanting organs. These problems have only grown in scope as new medical advances have been made in recent years, with little prospect of an easy resolution any time soon.
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MAYBE this debate will be outmoded…if the stem cell research—using a hair or other tissue from one’s own body – means we no longer have to seek donor tissue…along with all the expense and danger of that complicated process.
The BETTER stem cells (not fraught with major ethical dilemmas) are the PROMISING cells which are NOT taken from embryo farms or from aborted fetuses.
This assumes that there are legitimate ethical problems involved, which is ultimately just Begging the Question.