Ethicist Erich Loewy challenges me with the following:
"You are standing in front of a building which is on fire and two things are trapped in it: the one a happy carpenter with three children and the other a Petridish with developing stem cells. You can only rescue one. What would you do?"
Here is an answer some person might give:
""I would not rescue either because they are of equal worth."
What answer would you give? Is simply being alive the same as being aware of and participating in a life? ..Maurice.
What have you been reading, hearing or TV viewing that has provoked some feelings of comfort or concern about what is happening in the world of medicine, medical care, treatment or science? Ethics is all about doing the right thing. Are you aware of any issues in medicine or biologic science which are being done right, could be improved or in fact represent totally unethical behavior? Write about them here.. and I will too! ..Maurice (DoktorMo@aol.com)
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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When presented with this dilemma, my 8 year old grandson answered simply "you save the life of the carpenter who is holding on to the Petri dish."
ReplyDeleteOut of the mouths of babes.. ..Maurice.