You really don't understand why someone would want to do this? I would imagine it would be for the thrill of knowing you are the first one to ever attempt such a feat. Whoever does this will forever go down in history, successful or not. It will definitely take someone with a lot of balls and someone who is fascinated with space. I say go for it!! This is the first step to establishing settlements on another planet!
Maybe they will raise government babies specifically for the mission. They will know no other way of life. It's like a science fiction movie, but cell phones and computers used to be science fiction, too...
Or better yet; if I was dying from an incurable illness I’d volunteer to be the first man on mars even if it meant certain death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Litlsbp6imY"]YouTube - Red Planet Mars - The Movie Hotwater