Such as testing Cancer treatments,AIDS research ect to give back to society in a positive way instead of making license plates.
2006-07-09 15:01:44 · 10 answers · asked by cam1princess 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
hey cam1princess, how about they donate themselves to the transplant doctors and give their parts all away. You could have eye transplants, heart transplants, liver, and so on. Help a lot of people to have good lives again. How about skin transplants for burn victims. Sure, Why not...
2006-07-09 15:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Lindasue 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It should be allowed but it should be up to the individual. Furthermore, society should be willing to assist such a volunteer should something go wrong or something unforseen should occur. Imprisoned people should not be subject to wild or highly speculative experiments such as experiment to see the effect of a man giving birth. However, immates with AIDs might want to participate in drug experiments that will lead to a cure.
2006-07-09 15:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind that the primary obligation concerning one sentenced to death is to carry out the penalty declared by the court. Eventually, the sentence must be carried out unless a judge approves the alternate means.
The use of prisoners for medical experiments, however, might be construed as "cruel and unusual punishment" which is disallowed by the Constitution. Even if the prisoners were "willing", it could be argued that they were coerced to participate in the medical experiments since they were threatened by death otherwise. You could never truly get a "voluntary" participant. Upon appeal after being re-sentenced to the "alternate" punishment, the new punishment could easily be ruled unconstitutional. From there, they could conceivably be set free entirely based on consitiutional violations.
So no, from a legal perspective, I don't think we could offer these type of alternate "punishments" to those on death row. It could backfire and set them free altogether.
2006-07-09 15:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by eric.s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Or we could give all inmates the option of participating in such research (they'd still be in jail, but we could give them extra pudding rations or something).
2006-07-09 15:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by Walter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not, it would be a way for them to repey their debt to society instead of escaping it through death. Which in death they arent really escaping they still have to meet the maker.
2006-07-09 15:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least until their death sentence is carried out.
2006-07-09 15:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by danielle t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Yes No Yes No. Cant make up my mind. Was experimented on.
2006-07-09 15:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone on death row repents. They do not want to die, sorta like their victims did not want to die.
2006-07-09 15:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by festus_porkchop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They wouldn't be much use unless they had cancer or AIDS...
2006-07-09 15:05:49 · answer #9 · answered by cbp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-09 15:05:39 · answer #10 · answered by darkmagician_007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋