Science cannot be separated from ethical concerns. Discuss. Choosing what type of babies we want as if shopping for a toy doll is morally unjustifiable and goes against natures free course. When we trade away organs from our body as if they are mere

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9) Science cannot be separated from ethical concerns. Discuss.

Ethics concern us with doing what is morally right or wrong. It brings stability to a society so that people are kept in line from performing extreme acts of crime and violence, especially with the help of developments in science today. When science is brought into the picture, people debate about its benefits and detriments by using ethics as the benchmark. With the introduction of euthanasia, this particular scientific invention sparked ethical debates about its violation of human morals, especially among the religious. Choosing what type of babies we want as if shopping for a toy doll is morally unjustifiable and goes against nature’s free course. When we trade away organs from our body as if they are mere goods that can be thrown away we are devaluing human lives. Hence, science is closely linked and cannot be separated ethical concerns.

The debate about euthanasia has been around for decades without a proper conclusion to the matter. However, countries like Norway have taken upon themselves to legalise it in their own country with close monitoring of its usage. People who accept euthanasia believe that it is cruel to let a deathly ill and in pain patient to continue suffering when there is a way to let him or her die painlessly and hence, end the suffering. Those with religious beliefs, though, argue that we should not have the power to control death for that power lies in the hands of God. Moreover, any action that has the intent to purposely kill is unethical. Murder, even if painless and with a harmless intent, is a violation of nature. Hence, euthanasia should not be approved at all as it goes against human morals and beliefs. We can see from this that ethical concerns are always brought up when a new scientific invention or discovery is made, hence, science cannot be separated from ethical concerns.  

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Those who accept or are in favour of legalising organ transplant say that the selling of organs can help the poor to improve their dire sates and the buying of organs can help the patient to live on. If one party is willing to donate in exchange for a better standard of living and the other is receptive of a donated organ so that he or she can live on, organ transplant should be allowed to continue. Moreover, this would help the poor break out of the poverty cycle and the end result would be a better life for both ...

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