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The case of Javier family is very sad and unprecedented the fact that Andres, the six years old boy living with such a chronic debilitating disease, beta-thalassamia.Any parent would try to do any thing to save one's child even trying such a controversial medical research treatement like stem cell.The sentiment and love that people have their loved one's would make them so biased to make ethically unsounding decisions.Through out history people have searched the earth inorder to cure disease and give loved one's hopes of living normal and happy lives.Javier's family decision was wrong because it is a distruction of lives to save other's.The stem search process might kill some other potential Javier's cells and saved one of the parents choice.There are lot of ethical dilemma on this case because Javier is created to save the end of his brother's life.He should be wanted for parents own sake.This is like manipulating the child and using him as a tool or instrument.It wouldn't be acceptable if the only reason for creating Javier just to provide a source of stem cell to treat his brother, Andres.There might be other consequences; like if the umblical cord stem cell transplant fails or if the sick brother requires further treatement.There might be severe factors which may contribute to potentail harm to Javier.He might be psychologically harm because he might find out that he was wanted not for him self,but as a means,to save the life of his sick brother.To me, the right to live is a divine and shouldn't be for humans to make that decision.This has a big ethical and moral implications for the current and future generations.It is morally wrong and ethically inhumane to destroy Javier's life and to save Andres life.The parents should find other means to cure their son.
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