Bioethics

The Legalization of Organ Sale: Getting to the Heart of the Matter Over 120,000 citizens within the United States spend their days waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. Every twelve minutes another name is added to that waiting list, for a total of 43,800 additions to the waiting list per year, and yet only a mere 28,000 organ transplants occur a year (American Transplant Foundation). This deficit has led to a massive, unregulated black market for organ transplants which are oftentimes…

scientists, would interpret the novel of the dramatic lengths curiosity can take someone in the pursuit of knowledge. An audience of philosophers would interpret the act of conducting unorthodox experiments and failing to adhere to contemporary bioethics as unethical. The interpretation from an audience of feminist would view women as oppressed and objectified by the males. Despite its age, Frankenstein still offers a diverse array of interpretations and pertinent to the scientific advancements…

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Aristotle and Aquinas on the issue of abortion: Initial discussion where Aquinas declares his objection on abortion Aristotle: Good afternoon, Thomas. How do you find today’s philosophical convention on morals in society? Aquinas: Oh good afternoon to you, Aristotle. Ah…I can say that the experience was pleasant, though I have a lot of reservation concerning the notion of abortion. A: Really, why do you object it? Aq: I think the proponents of that concept are myopic. A: Myopic? What do you…

The article written by Bioethics mainly focuses on discussing the purposes to clone children for the childless. "If a man could not produce sperm, cloning would allow him to have a child who is biologically related to him"("PCBE: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry…

A Voice for the Voiceless On January 23, 1973, a radical decision was made that would determine the fate of millions of people. In Texas, a young pregnant women argued that illegalizing abortion is unconstitutional. After a heated debate, the United States Supreme Court finally ruled that abortion is unconstitutional. Today, because of this one ruling, millions of potential lives have been destroyed, and because of this, it is necessary for the people of America to bond together to protest…

Introduction Laguna Honda is popular in not only San Francisco, but also all over the globe. People with various health issues who need support and care could get it on the premises of the center. It is situated on the large territory, which provides space for many residents and practitioners. Laguna Honda was chosen for the research because of its popularity and wide range of facilities for elders. The research was completed via qualitative type. Using the various types of the data, such as the…

Gene doping is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the transfer of genes or genetically modified cells into an individual as a potential method for illicitly enhancing athletic performance.” It is is a relatively new method of modifying the human genome for the purpose of increasing athletic performance. Gene doping can be traced back to research presented in the late 1990’s concerning genetic modification of skeletal muscles (Barton-Davis et al., 1998; McPherron et al., 1997). The research…

Should physician - assisted suicide be performed in a situation where the patient has a terminal disease? Physician - assisted suicide is an issue argued by opposing sides due to deep religious views held by some and the desire by medical professionals to allow their patients to determine end of life care. Assisted suicide is suicide committed with the aid of another person, sometimes a physician. In cases of physician assisted suicide, the physician administers the means of death, usually a…

One of the most significant breakthroughs that occurred in the scientific world recently is the creation of CRISPR. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, which are strands of DNA that have the ability to precisely change the genetic code in every species4 (6:30- 6:57). Genes control all of an organism’s traits and characteristics. Characteristics that CRISPR can modify range from significant alterations such as immunity to deadly diseases, to superficial…