Only those with the power to enforce their system of morals, and the will to do so, will have them enacted. If those wishing to do experiments acquire enough power of their own (or conversely, do their experiments in such a way that it is infeasible for them to be prevented), they will, de facto, be able to run them.
I do not subscribe to the concept that there are universal rights; these are merely "higher laws" enacted by groups of people to further their own interests. To put it another way: a "crime against humanity" is merely an act which a large enough group of people have decided is a crime and has the power to prosecute.
Do I agree with many of these "rights"? Yes, in the sense that I think that they are good laws. But that is all they are. Similarly, a system of ethics is a tool for groups or individuals to determine what their preferred laws should be.
Only those with the power to enforce their system of morals, and the will to do so, will have them enacted. If those wishing to do experiments acquire enough power of their own (or conversely, do their experiments in such a way that it is infeasible for them to be prevented), they will, de facto, be able to run them.
I do not subscribe to the concept that there are universal rights; these are merely "higher laws" enacted by groups of people to further their own interests. To put it another way: a "crime against humanity" is merely an act which a large enough group of people have decided is a crime and has the power to prosecute.
Do I agree with many of these "rights"? Yes, in the sense that I think that they are good laws. But that is all they are. Similarly, a system of ethics is a tool for groups or individuals to determine what their preferred laws should be.