another quote:
Example of a Scenario
Imagine, for a moment, that a disease like this exists—it affects babies in the womb, is often fatal, but may be treatable using some very fancy new technology. The treatment (which is experimental and not guaranteed to work) involves injecting the unborn fetus with a special extract of human cells. The only drawback is that the cells are derived from living adults. The cells in question must be “harvested” from adults suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease [who are to be] humanely and quietly killed and their cells used to save the lives of babies. A disturbing scenario—one which would hopefully never be allowed to happen. But the exact reverse of this is, apparently, fine.
Ed Walker, “We Must Not Kill to Cure”
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