Jane Winkler
Putman
Hour 4
15 November 2016
Argument Essay
Ethics are the set of moral values that guide you to make a decision. Ethics guide choices that one makes in every field. One field in which ethics have been heavily debated is the medical field. One example of medical ethics is in a story called "Flowers for Algernon." In this selection, a thirty-seven-year-old by the name of Charlie Gordon is selected for an experiment due to his determination and low I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) of thirty-four. In the experiment, Charlie receives an operation that enhances his intelligence and makes him smarter. Unfortunately, the knowledge that Charlie gains is only temporary, and as his intelligence declines, he suffers Dementia and mood swings. The doctors that performed the experiment on Charlie did not consider the effects the experiment would have on Charlie's life or inform Charlie of these traumatizing side effects. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter.
Charlie's doctors did not carefully examine the effects that the experiment would have on Charlie, because they did not show concern as to how Charlie would function during and after the experiment. In "Flowers for Algernon," Charlie Gordon is made fun of and shunned because of his surgery. After the experiment is …show more content…
Charlie's doctors did not follow traditional ethical standards, such as the Hippocratic Oath. The doctors violated the medical ethical questions of the University of Washington School of Medicine. They did not carefully examine the effects that the experiment would have on Charlie's personal life, nor did they thoroughly explain to Charlie what would happen in the experiment. The good of the experiment was put before the good of the human being. Overall, Charlie Gordon's doctors acted unethically when performing the
Putman
Hour 4
15 November 2016
Argument Essay
Ethics are the set of moral values that guide you to make a decision. Ethics guide choices that one makes in every field. One field in which ethics have been heavily debated is the medical field. One example of medical ethics is in a story called "Flowers for Algernon." In this selection, a thirty-seven-year-old by the name of Charlie Gordon is selected for an experiment due to his determination and low I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) of thirty-four. In the experiment, Charlie receives an operation that enhances his intelligence and makes him smarter. Unfortunately, the knowledge that Charlie gains is only temporary, and as his intelligence declines, he suffers Dementia and mood swings. The doctors that performed the experiment on Charlie did not consider the effects the experiment would have on Charlie's life or inform Charlie of these traumatizing side effects. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter.
Charlie's doctors did not carefully examine the effects that the experiment would have on Charlie, because they did not show concern as to how Charlie would function during and after the experiment. In "Flowers for Algernon," Charlie Gordon is made fun of and shunned because of his surgery. After the experiment is …show more content…
Charlie's doctors did not follow traditional ethical standards, such as the Hippocratic Oath. The doctors violated the medical ethical questions of the University of Washington School of Medicine. They did not carefully examine the effects that the experiment would have on Charlie's personal life, nor did they thoroughly explain to Charlie what would happen in the experiment. The good of the experiment was put before the good of the human being. Overall, Charlie Gordon's doctors acted unethically when performing the