The Ethics Of Compensating Organ Donors - NPR

The Ethics Of Compensating Organ Donors
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But that's a utilitarian argument - you know, in other words, will it work to get more organs. Another question is: Even if it did - for instance, would we say, well, we could get more organs if we went to another people - another country and killed ...

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Bioethicists Fraternizing With the Enemy - First Things (blog)

Bioethicists Fraternizing With the Enemy
First Things (blog)
After all, “bioethics” isn't like law, or physics, or math. There are no “right” answers. It's all subjective, the mainstream version generally consisting of liberal/utilitarian personal opinions dressed up in philosophical jargon.

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Is it better never to have been born? - Lifesite


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Is it better never to have been born?
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David Benatar, a South African philosopher with a utilitarian bent, published a book in 2006 entitled “Better Never to Have Been”. His argument was that “although we may not be able to say of the never-existent that never existing is good for them, ...

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