Well, we would have to do an economic analysis to see if the sacrifice human life is outweighed by the economic benefits of the technology.
Life in America is one big materialistic death panel now. Money is our only value; it has replaced individual freedom and the constitutional Republic as the “American dream.” It is interesting to note that we don’t have much money remaining when all is said and done.
Adults [which excludes liberals and a great many so-called "moderates"] recognize that we can't compare our reality to some perfect world, and that there are always trade-offs. Money is one way of quantifying those, and proceeding entirely on feelings is for children ... or savages.
The point of conservatism isn't that there are no death panels. The point is that since there are always death panels, I want to be the chairman of my panel, and pick the other members as well.