Flowers For Algernon Ethical Analysis
Does Charlie really deserve to die? Charlie just wanted to become smart and live longer; but the Doctors didn’t tell Charlie that the intelligence would be temporary. In the story, Flowers for Algernon, I strongly feel that the Doctors did not follow their ethics of fieldwork and made a bad choice by choosing Charlie Gordon as their test subject for the intelligence surgery. If Charlie didn’t take the surgery, he could have lived longer with an IQ of 68, but instead dies.
Charlie made a contribution to science for all the people with a low IQ, even though he knew he was going to die he kept contributing to his science. “Seeing the past more clearly, I have decided to use my knowledge and skills to work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels”. Charlie is so dedicated into helping his people to get smarter just like how he is today, but what he doesn’t know is that the intelligence is temporary and at the end the person that has undergone the surgery dies. “There are so many doors …show more content…
“The Belmont Report summarizes ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects. They are informed consent, assessment of risks and benefits, and selection of subjects. According to Vollmer and Howard, the Belmont Report allows for a positive solution, which at times may be difficult to find, to future subjects who are not capable to make independent decisions.” They did not read the article, due to this they basically killed Charlie. If they read the article as good doctors are supposed to, Charlie wouldn’t have to die. “Today, the Belmont Report continues as an essential reference for institutional review board (IRBs) that review HHS-conducted or -supported human subjects research proposals involving human subjects, in order to ensure that the research meets the ethical foundations of the regulations.” The doctors did not use the reference and did follow the ethics of
Charlie made a contribution to science for all the people with a low IQ, even though he knew he was going to die he kept contributing to his science. “Seeing the past more clearly, I have decided to use my knowledge and skills to work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels”. Charlie is so dedicated into helping his people to get smarter just like how he is today, but what he doesn’t know is that the intelligence is temporary and at the end the person that has undergone the surgery dies. “There are so many doors …show more content…
“The Belmont Report summarizes ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects. They are informed consent, assessment of risks and benefits, and selection of subjects. According to Vollmer and Howard, the Belmont Report allows for a positive solution, which at times may be difficult to find, to future subjects who are not capable to make independent decisions.” They did not read the article, due to this they basically killed Charlie. If they read the article as good doctors are supposed to, Charlie wouldn’t have to die. “Today, the Belmont Report continues as an essential reference for institutional review board (IRBs) that review HHS-conducted or -supported human subjects research proposals involving human subjects, in order to ensure that the research meets the ethical foundations of the regulations.” The doctors did not use the reference and did follow the ethics of