Scenario 2: Using animals to grow organs for people

Scenario 2: Using animals to grow organs for people

  • Animals can be genetically modified to grow human compatible organs to be used for transplantation.
  • What is the ethical justification you have for your position on whether it is justifiable raise animals for the purpose of removing their organs to save human lives?
  • If a human is known with 100% certainty to remain in a permanent state of non-responsiveness for the remainder of their life, is it ethical to remove their organs to help someone else?
  • If removing organs from a non-responsive human to help another human is wrong, is it wrong to remove organs from a fully responsive and healthy animal to help another human?