advantages and disadvantages and ethical issues of cloning human body parts for transplant?

Question

Can some1 pls give me some help wid my homework. i need to say wat the social and economic advantages, disadvantages are of cloning human parts for transplant.
Also what ethical issues could this cause

thanks in advance

Answer 1

I think it's a wonderful idea!
Just think of the advantages! Instead of losing a limb, one could have it replaced if it were cloned.
Rather than heart and lung transplants and being on drugs the rest of ones life, you could have your own transplanted and do without the drugs!
Of course, I'm referring to body PARTS and not the body itself.
The down side would be the cost to the patient. It'd be astronomical!
Probably into the upper hundreds of thousands between the doctors doing the procedure and the cost of the growing and the hospital stay.
Insurance companies would raise rates because of the cost of the procedure If they even bothered to cover it.
Doctors and hospitals could probably cut their bills by half and still make a profit, but they won't. If anything, they'll raise it.
You'll always have protesters. They'll call it 'cloning' and say that some one, somewhere is 'cloning humans' in a secret laboratory and they'll work themselves into a frenzy.

Answer 2

Certainly the advantages are that we would not have shortage of organs for transplant, and there would be great strides in medicine, meaning better health and longer life expectancy.
the ethical aspect though would be that this is in total disregard for the sanctity of human life- born or unborn.
There would be widespread conflict between the two issues, and no real prospect of unanimity.

Answer 3

Stem cells are required to do this. The main source of stem cells is from human embroyos, which are killed in the process. Adult stem cell can be used but the mechanism of collecting them is invasive.