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Some closely related cases for thought: How about experimenting on cell cultures harvested from an adult who was executed by the state? How about experimentin
by brandmeyer 5y ago
Some closely related cases for thought:
How about experimenting on cell cultures harvested from an adult who was executed by the state?
How about experimenting on cell cultures harvested from an aborted human fetus?
In both cases, the source of the cells doesn't give consent, but their designated caretaker does.
- barbazoo 5y ago> How about experimenting on cell cultures harvested from an adult who was executed by the state? Like many, I'm against capital punishment and wouldn't live in a jurisdiction that applies it so this is hard for me to even imagine. I hope though that the philosophical aspect of the question doesn't distract us from the clear practical differences between killing a human being and using cells harvested in a questionable way.
- cratermoon 5y agoLook up "Henrietta Lacks"