...when we forget that persons are not raw materials
or things to be disposed of when deemed unproductive
or objects that exist to give pleasure and other forms of gratification.
We may also forget that persons
-- no matter how tiny or cute or in need of a home --
are not puppies or kittens to be sold.
The next little step
There's no risk of all this getting out of hand, we're assured, because all these artificially created human embryos will be destroyed as soon as they've served their scientific purpose. Extract their stem cells, throw the remains in the autoclave and forget it.
Chinese police probe online baby auction
Media reports said the ad offered baby boys for 28,000 yuan ($3,500) and girls for 13,000 yuan ($1,600), reflecting the traditional Chinese preference for males. It promised to deliver infants within 100 days of birth.
Baby-selling by organised syndicates is big business in Malaysia
A “new modus operandi” has emerged. Women are forced into prostitution and denied contraception so that they can make babies, who are later sold at prices that can range from US$ 41,000 to US$ 50,000 each.
Swiss euthanasia-providing group branches out to Germany
Responsible for the killing of 453 people since its launch by Ludwig Minelli in Zurich in 1998, the assisted-suicide group Dignitas has now expanded into Germany with an office in Hanover, in the hopes of advancing the euthanasia cause in that country.
Human life, in all its stages, is not a commodity.
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