Ethical Issues In Abortion, Cloning And Euthanasia

Schachter 1 There are many opinions throughout the world that some medical research and/or procedures are unethical, inhumane or against the morals of some on behalf of religion or other personal obligation. Bioethics, as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, is “the subfield of ethics that concerns the ethical issues arising in medicine and from advances in biological science” (Brock, para1). There are a wide array of issues that concern people regarding bioethics. Some issues that are more in the spot light are Abortion, Cloning and Euthanasia. Abortion may be out of the question for a woman of the Catholic faith, but for the 15 year old girl confiding in her best friend that she is pregnant and does not know what to do the

These are just a few of the major topics that are discussed by medical professionals, political and spiritual leaders to college professors and school teachers. At some point, everyone has discussed and developed an opinion on bioethical issues, but still the issue at hand is the medical and science field is ever growing, as well as technological advances. There are most definitely many uncertainties when dealing in these divisions of Science, but for some the idea of these new technologies is fearful because in some ways it is unchartered territory. This fear, the fear of the unknown, is a human trait that is collective throughout society, but especially when dealing in the Bioethics realm. Expressing fear in hopes to interrupt the progression of new age medicine, scientific discoveries or deter a person from taking control of their own life through remarkable advances is not only unethical by itself, but immoral and in some regards selfish. Human beings should look out for one another, but with so many changes in the world it almost seems that one cannot just do good deeds for another without something in return. A perfect example of this type of behavior would be

The sales of an organ are much lower in second and third world countries, such as Iran for example coming closer to $4,000, but even still that is a large sum of money for an organ in a country where the cost of living is far lower (Becker, para13). The wait in a foreign country is much lower as well since organ sales on the black market are looked down upon instead of illegal. The catch with sales on the black market in foreign countries is can be numerous things. A primary reason, since the black market is focused on illegal goods for sale, is sometimes the donor does not receive money promised to them. A secondary reason is that after the transaction is complete, no care is often given or attention paid to the donor leaving them to suffer. (Bedford, pg ). On the topic of finances and also supply and demand there is a shortage, not only of donors in the U.S., but across the world. Even countries using the implied consent approach, which is organs taken from cadavers or people on life support, but only with the consent of the family, still do not produce enough to replenish the shortfalls. In many ways, it is a matter of opinion that the supply would escalate greatly if donors were to be compensated for their generous donations (Becker, para