Question

According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?

Answer 1

A human life is so valuable that no single price should be placed on it. The effect on this stance on bioethical issues however, is relative.

Relativity of Human value to Bioethical issues

• A person's stance on a bioethical issue can be based on which human life they value more, the person that will gain, or the one that will be affected.
• With abortion, one might argue that the value of the mother is higher than the baby's because not having to take care of a child will give her a better life.
• Designer babies might be more valuable because their lower rate of birth defects mean that they are tougher and less expensive to maintain.
• Stem cell research could save many lives so more value might be placed on these lives than the embryos affected.

In conclusion, a person can see another life as valuable yet have relative views on bioethical issues.

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