Cloning, egg donation and new genetic technology conjure up images of mad scientists creating a "perfect race." But in his new book "Recreating Medicine: Ethical Issues at the Frontiers of Medicine" UAB philosopher Greg Pence, Ph.D., tries to dispel misconceptions often fueled by bioethicists.
Pence supports payment for sperm, embryos or surrogate mothers and continuing the ban on federal funding for embryo research to prevent federal regulation of private clinics conducting research in assisted reproduction.
He also believes states should consider paying families of brain dead patients $1,000 to boost organ donation. "It's not that it doesn't have a downside, but the downside isn't so terrible that thousands of lives should be sacrificed to avoid it."
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