Bioethics: Exam 4

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The medical aspect of Bioethics focuses on:

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short term & individual

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The ecological aspect of Bioethics focuses on:

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long term & species

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Aldo Leopold argued that human survival depended on:

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BOTH- maintenance of a healthy ecosystem AND control of human fertility

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Leopold suggests that the land should be seen as:

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a collective organism

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The slow degradation of the quality of our shared natural resources has been termed the tragedy of:

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the commons

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Leopold argues that ethics needs to be extended to include the relation of the human to:

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ecological relations

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For Potter, the "knowledge of how to use knowledge" is called:

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wisdom

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According to Potter, in order to best plan for the long term public interest what is needed most is exceptional:

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insight

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In a nuclear holocaust, the more important bioethical issue will be:

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the hability of the earth

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Potter suggests that getting in touch with the carrying capacity of the land, and thinkingin terms of a "sustainable society" will result in ____________ survival.

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Acceptable

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Ecologically, an ethic is always ____________ freedom of action in the struggle for existence.

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a limitation on

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According to Potter, as the density of human population increases, violence to the environment:

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increases

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Potter argues that overconsumption and overpopulation are ___________ concepts.

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Parallel

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Airborne pollution that falls to earth hundreds of miles from its source is called:

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acid rain

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For Potter, medical and ecological bioethics overlap in the area of:

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Human fertility

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Potter's notion of "global" bioethics refers to:

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BOTH unified and comprehensive AND worldwide in scope

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According to Potter, while medical bioethics is concernec with the long-term, ecological bioethics is concerned with the short term.
T/F

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FALSE

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Individual autonomy __________ long term community focus.

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Hinders

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Potter argues that the best approach to ecological issues is by way of:

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utilitarian consequentialism

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Potter points out that Leopold's ecological ethic _________ Gilligan's ethic of cooperation which is based on her study of the developement of females with respect to moral decision making.

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Parallels

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Potter believes that the _____________ conception of morality can be expanded into a global bioethic.

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Responsibility

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There is a strong correlation between:

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BOTH births to teens and poverty AND teen births and low birthweight infants

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Concerning teen pregnancy, Potter argues that we ought to focus our resources more on:

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prevention and treatment of the causes of immature births

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Statistics indicate that children of _________ parent families have a greater likelihood of being "hig achievers."

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Two

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Concerning the issue of the use of severely handicapped newbors (who have days to live), the _________ suggest that transplanting the vital organs of these infants would achieve the goal of benefiting others.

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Utility principle

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According to Potter, we need to balance individual autonomy of the patient with the interests of the:

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ALL: medical team AND society AND future individuals

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Our society involves the delivery of health care in the context of _________ moral viewpoints.

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a plurality of

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Potter argues that science __________ be counted on to continue to expand the carrying capacity of planet Earth.

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Cannot

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According to statistics, natural methods of birth control (such as rhythm)are _________ effective in preventing conception than the method of oral contraceptives.

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Less

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Potter sees the termination of pregnancy by abortion as ___________ solution to the problem of unwanted pregnancy.

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an unsatisfactory

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Which of the following is not one of the 3 main population variables?

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OVERCONSUMPTION
fertility
morality
migration

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Potter argues that in order to move toward acceptable survival for the future we need to focus on"

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BOTH controlled fertility AND controlled consumption

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Potter's "global bioethics" involves a morality based on"

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Responsibility

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Traditionally, Americans have placed more emphasis on:

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controlling disease

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Potter argues that with respect to teenage pregnancy, we have given teens too much responsibility, and we now need to take some of that responsibility away. T/F

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FALSE

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Concerning abortion, Potter argues that priority ought to be given to the welfare of the:

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pregnant female

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According to Potter, laws evolve into ethics: i.e., laws get converted into ethical viewpoints. T/F

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FALSE

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Potter's position is that we need to value the "sanctity of life" over the "quality of life" and economic growth at all costs over the quality of the environment. T/F

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FALSE

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Politically, Potter points out that candidates for office focus on the ___________ to get elected.

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Short term

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Potter would _________ the legalization of active voluntary euthanasia.

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Support

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Cancer Analogy-
relationship between humans and Earth

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Cancer cells grow and multiply exponentially, devouring body energy and tissue in their way. Similarly, man has done the same to the earth. He has multiplied for the sake of multiplying, drained the earth of its resources and has little responsibile relationship values when caring for the earth. Both result in the same outcome- DEATH for body and planet.

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Dollar Dilemma- using the issue of water as an example

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Although man knows that the underground aquifers are at risk for pollution and contamination if not protected from dep well disposal od hazardous waste chemicals, man continues to build them because they are economically attractive.

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Dollar Dilemma- two poles/horns of dilemma

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You have to make the decision to either:
1) build more affordable alternative NOW
2) make the environmentally responsible decision for LONGTERM helth of the planet and future good of all species.
Potter favors choice 2