Making the Ethical Decisions
The ethics involved in such decisions are challenging to pinpoint, especially when society tends to push its degree of accountability off to the next person. For instance, good public policy depends on informed consensus‖. But then who is most influential and responsible for making the ethical choices and regulations? Possible candidates may include relevant scientists, politicians and religious leaders. Decisions in support of embryonic stem cell technology must indicate that decision makers all agree that the value of an embryo is not worth enough to protect. We determine however, that such a widespread agreement is unlikely in today‘s society.