Senators profess to be worried that embryonic research fails to respect the dignity of potential persons. Rarely can such a vacuous concept have found its way into a debate claming to provide enlightenment. When is this potential supposed to kick in? In case you were wondering, these supposedly precious embryos are at the same stage of development as those that are routinely terminated by the Pill without anyone crying. Thankfully, the British Government has refused the position of the United States and operates one of the most liberal regimes in Europe, in which licences have been awarded to researchers to create embryos for medical research. It is possible that, in years to come, scientists will be able to grow organs in the lab and find cures for a range of debilitating diseases.
The fundamental problem with our approach to ethics is our inability to separate emotion from policy. The only factor that should enter our moral and legal deliberations is that of welfare, a concept that is meaningless when applied to entities that lack self-consciousness. Never forget that the research that we are so reluctant to conduct upon embryos and dead bodies is routinely carried out on living, pain-sensitive animals.
1. What has caused the chronic organ shortage?
[A] a decrease in donation rates. [B] inefficient governmental policy.
[C] illegal trade in human organs. [D] news medias indifference.
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