The situation that B's parents are facing is not easy. Having the courage to, in a sense, harm your own daughter in the hopes of helping other children is commendable to many. In today's society, demand for organs far exceeds supply, but for infants and children in need of transplants, the shortage is particularly severe. B's parents have the ability to help many of those children who need healthy organs. Unfortunately, they can't wait for B to die naturally so they can harvest his organs. However, he is expected to live only a few days until his vital functions fail. There are many strong arguments in favor of both sides, but in my opinion ending B's life to harvest his organs is the right thing to do. Essentially, B is purely biological life. There is no mental functioning, which also means there is no morality. Even without a functioning brain, B's brainstem supports all of her vital functions that keep her alive. This presents the first moral principle in question; Will B be harmed if they take her life before her body actually succumbs to anencephaly? B's parents believed that because she would die soon, her organs would not do her any good. Babies with anencephaly never experience any degree of consciousness, so it could be argued that they are also free from any pain or suffering. Others might argue that there is no way to know whether B would be harmed, but it is clear that being alive does not benefit her in any way. He has no chance of living a life with real relationships and experiences. B might live a few more days, but it wouldn't do her any good. It may be a loss to others, essentially to her parents, but not to her. By allowing such organ donation… middle of the paper… you will have the ability to exist at some point in the future. They have been able or will be able to establish an identity for themselves, which is never possible for an anencephalic child. Personally, the deciding factors that helped me formulate my opinion had to do with the fact that, since he would only live for a few more days at most, his parents could give meaning to his life by donating his healthy organs to children who desperately needed them. I also don't think she would be harmed in the process. His lack of a functioning brain means he will never regain consciousness, so he will never feel any pain. It is evident that there are strong feelings associated with the decision made by B's parents to donate his organs. We may think we know what we would do if we were them, but in reality we have no idea until we find ourselves in that situation.