Below I found a chart showing the costs associated with organ transplants, which gave me a comparison to benefit the creation of a reproductive clone. (United Network for Organ Sharing, 2015)
Comparing some of the potential benefits regarding specifically the creation of a reproductive clone in order to procure organs for a person is shown below in a Cash Flow Diagram (CFD). This CFD depicts the cost of one clone which at some future n years will be the source of procurement for these various organs. After performing a present worth analysis, I came to the conclusion that if n was great than 8 years, or if the interest rate was above 10%, this would not be a viable economic option. This analysis assumes that if the clone were not available, …show more content…
One must take into account the fact that clones could be used to provide blood, bone marrow, and other tissue for transplants as well as being used for testing drugs and other medical or cosmetic products. Huge benefits to the human race have already been theorized about the studying of cloned stem cells of fetuses through the studies of adult stem cells. Depending on the philosophical mindset used to approach the subject of cloning, one may come up with different ethical answers to the question, “Is cloning ethically ok?”
Some theoretical approaches to cloning have their own ethical issues due to their specific natures. “The key ethical issue with therapeutic cloning is the moral status of the cloned embryo, which is created solely for destruction. The ethical issues with reproductive cloning include genetic damage to the clone, health risks to the mother, very low success rate meaning loss of large numbers of embryos and fetuses, psychological harm to the clone, complex altered familial relationships, and commodification of human life.” (Culture, …show more content…
In the following sections I will attempt to discuss these two branches of philosophy and how they might interpret information and make conclusions based on their underlying philosophical worldview.
Utilitarianism is one facet of philosophy which I could envision supporting both reproductive and therapeutic cloning. This branch of ethics bases its understanding of right action on the action’s consequences. According to a utilitarian, an act is considered "right" if it creates the most happiness or pleasure, and the least amount of pain for the greatest number of people affected by that action. Utilitarianism is sometimes called a "moral calculus” because of the way that decisions about actions are made. In regards to cloning, a utilitarian approach would look at the results in using cloned humans or cloned organs to determine its morality. Because a cloned person through the use of their organs could have the potential to save many lives, a utilitarian like John Stuart Mill would postulate that cloning is morally acceptable due to the maximized utility of its
Comparing some of the potential benefits regarding specifically the creation of a reproductive clone in order to procure organs for a person is shown below in a Cash Flow Diagram (CFD). This CFD depicts the cost of one clone which at some future n years will be the source of procurement for these various organs. After performing a present worth analysis, I came to the conclusion that if n was great than 8 years, or if the interest rate was above 10%, this would not be a viable economic option. This analysis assumes that if the clone were not available, …show more content…
One must take into account the fact that clones could be used to provide blood, bone marrow, and other tissue for transplants as well as being used for testing drugs and other medical or cosmetic products. Huge benefits to the human race have already been theorized about the studying of cloned stem cells of fetuses through the studies of adult stem cells. Depending on the philosophical mindset used to approach the subject of cloning, one may come up with different ethical answers to the question, “Is cloning ethically ok?”
Some theoretical approaches to cloning have their own ethical issues due to their specific natures. “The key ethical issue with therapeutic cloning is the moral status of the cloned embryo, which is created solely for destruction. The ethical issues with reproductive cloning include genetic damage to the clone, health risks to the mother, very low success rate meaning loss of large numbers of embryos and fetuses, psychological harm to the clone, complex altered familial relationships, and commodification of human life.” (Culture, …show more content…
In the following sections I will attempt to discuss these two branches of philosophy and how they might interpret information and make conclusions based on their underlying philosophical worldview.
Utilitarianism is one facet of philosophy which I could envision supporting both reproductive and therapeutic cloning. This branch of ethics bases its understanding of right action on the action’s consequences. According to a utilitarian, an act is considered "right" if it creates the most happiness or pleasure, and the least amount of pain for the greatest number of people affected by that action. Utilitarianism is sometimes called a "moral calculus” because of the way that decisions about actions are made. In regards to cloning, a utilitarian approach would look at the results in using cloned humans or cloned organs to determine its morality. Because a cloned person through the use of their organs could have the potential to save many lives, a utilitarian like John Stuart Mill would postulate that cloning is morally acceptable due to the maximized utility of its