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With the transplant waiting list growing every day because of a lack of human organ donors, there is much talk of xenotransplantation (the use of animal organs and tissues for transplantation in human) among the scientific community. With the many technological and medical advances, it is quite possible to use organs, or parts of organs to save a life. There have been debates back and forth whether or not this is considered an ethical issue or just an animal rights issue. In reality, it is both. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ethical controversial issues of whether xenotransplantation is a great way to help the human race or is the process cruelty to the animals.
There are two very strong, very opposite, opinions on this topic. All aspects of the procedure are very controversial. One side believes that this relatively new technology is God sent and can be the cure all, saving millions of lives all over the world. The other side believes that using manipulating......

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