As the others have pointed out, you've presented a very interesting moral dilemna here to 'justify' the experimentation that Superman was put through.
But, it isn't what everyone else, even Lois, might think about the 'ends vs. the means' on what had been done. It's what Clark is going to think. The knowledge that he has the ability to heal others of catastrophic desease within him will really play havoc with his 'need' to help others. He considers his powers a gift which allows him to help others.
Is this just one more of those gifts? Is his physical comfort and well being worth the lives of those affllicted that he could help?
I think that Clark is going to be doing some heavy thinking, and something tells me that Lois, before it's over, will be involved in the final decision.
Tank (who thinks this has the potential to lead to some debate over the ethics of research)
