Bioethics

Organ donation has grown more popular over recent years with its latest modern technology and people driven with the hope that they will save someone’s life with their viable organs. Although there is more awareness of organ donations and its benefits, the fact is that in the United States an average of 21 people die each day from not receiving the organs on time or at all (Donate Life America, 2016) . In an effort to aid the people in these extensive waiting lists, the proposal of mandatory…

Patients right to confidentiality Primary health care and Change 35655 3/5/2016 Patients right to confidentiality 2016 35655 1 Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 What are patients’ rights? ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2 What are the factors that breach confidentiality ............................…

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Ethical Book Critique Andrea Burroughs University of Alabama at Birmingham Introduction The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was written by Rebecca Skloot who is from Springfield, Illinois. She is an award winning science writer. She first became familiar with the name Henrietta Lacks and HeLa in her college biology class. She was so intrigued with the information her professor Dr. Defler provided that she immediately went home to research more…

Human dignity is a vital component of human life. It is a type of human right that everyone is born with equally but can be lost or acquired based on how we and society see ourselves and based on our actions throughout life. This essay will go into detail concerning human dignity and its presence in regards to saviour siblings. Advances on genetics in recent years has enabled parents to reproduce children who are dubbed “saviour siblings”. These saviour siblings are conceived for the sole…

However, some doctors stand on the side that it is morally wrong to derive stem cells from embryos in hopes of a cure. Nothing can be guaranteed from stem cell research. Arthur Caplan is the director of the Bioethics Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Caplan, PhD, explained in M.J. Friedrich’s article how embryonic stem cells are not “morally equivalent to embryos or human beings” (Friedrich). He does believe a level of “moral ground” should still be shown…

Economic success plays a huge role in society for this generation. Reproduction may contribute to the hindering of everyones economical status. While there are always risks, economic status and better care contribute highly to the success rate of In Vitro Fertilization. Therefore education on proper care for the body is important. The lack of knowledge in the younger generation on taking care of their body can affect infertility in the long run. In- Vitro Fertilization (IVF) may be an option for…

Since Watson and Crick unraveled the structure of DNA, much controversy has sparked regarding biotechnology and its ethics. According to BBC, biotechnology includes “any use of science or technology to alter the characteristics of a particular breed or animal.”1 Many believe that biotechnology will have unexpected adverse consequences and some claim that it is tampering with God’s creations. Contrary, many scientists counterargue that it has shown potential in producing unprecedented vaccines,…

Leon Kass, a bioethics professor at the University of Chicago, voiced that “to really produce the optimum baby, you’d have to turn procreation into manufacturing, which would degrade parenthood” (Ren, Docstoc). This statement explains that in order for parents to create…

CRISPR Cas9 CRISPR Cas9 is a gene editing tool that can be used to edit, delete, and change parts of the genome. What makes CRISPR Cas9 different from other gene editing techniques such as Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) or Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALEN) is its targeting efficiency ability. For example, ZFNs and TALENs could only reach targeting efficiencies from 1% to 50% in human cells. On the other hand, CRISPR Cas9 had a much higher rate at greater than 70% in Zebrafish…

Class in America is becoming more apparent in the present. One of the major problems, especially economically, is healthcare between classes. In response, the government passed the passing of the Affordable Care Act or better known as “Obamacare” created the website healthcare.gov not only to sign up for Obamacare, but to be more informed about what it is. They have posted many videos to YouTube for people to watch so they can be better informed on why anyone should sign up. One video in…