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Baby Barbie Case1:
a. ANS: According to the given case a pig is getting sacrificed in order to save a life that's a novel cause and physicians in this case are doing their duty. Considering the fact an animal life is getting sacrificed then we should remember the fact that each day humans are sacrificing pig, hen, etc just for feeding themselves. Saving life is the duty of physician. In this case a newborn who equally deserves chance to survive and if there is 50% chance that a baby can survive by transplant of piglet liver the risk of taking this transplant is worthwhile.
b. ANS: Here physician are well aware of the fact that stem cells are pluripotent cells and have the ability to generate or grow a organ by utilizing a technique of cloning. The entire purpose of conducting such experiment is to save a baby life. Physicians are trying all possible opportunity that can save a baby life. Here another baby embryo is not getting harm only it's potential cells are getting used to save a baby life.
c. ANS: Traditionally the physician is right. Of course there is a chance of failure but not even trying it is itself a wrong decision. Yes the hospital can try something new if they have proper authority to conduct such experiment. Yes if such experiment can benefit future child conducting such experiment with proper documents and if purpose to conduct it is novel then such procedure is important. Hospital research board and board members can take this decision. Hospital research authority can bring points of the importance of such experiment and currently this is the only option that is available to save a baby life.
d. ANS: Donated human egg can be used with proper consent of the donor. If donor is having no problem to take participate in such experiment than only it can be used for the process.
e. ANS: Conducting any experiment with humans has one issue that no one is allowed to manipulate the natural creation of God. And cloning experiment conducting on humans is not ethical. But in above case only a part of body that is liver is getting cloned only because there is a chance of saving a child life.
f. ANS: Definitely if these experiments will be successful the opportunity to save so many other children with this similar condition will be higher and such experiment can save more life.
g. ANS: Cloning is a time consuming experiment and the success of it is very less so in case currently doing xenotransplant is the most ethical thing to do in order to gain some time . Maybe later hospital can get a suitable donor that can save baby life.