Leftist Professors Question if Murder is Always Wrong

[mandym]

Two bioethicists ? one from Duke University, the other from the National Institute of Health ? bring up the question "What makes killing wrong?" in the latest issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. Using their definition of killing, the authors conclude if the person is "universally and irreversibly disabled" and has "no abilities to lose" then killing them to take organs for donation in order to save the lives of others should not be considered morally wrong.

http://www.peterheck.com/libtree/li...professors_question_if_murder_is_always_wrong

 

[Arbo]

http://www.peterheck.com/libtree/li...professors_question_if_murder_is_always_wrong

I wonder if they'd conclude that some nazi medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners were justified since the knowledge gained was beneficial to others.

 

[Oldtimer]

If you haven't already done so, listen to the radio broadcast. The article is a summary. Broadcast is about 22 minutes long & is wll worth a listen while it's still available, IMHO.