Bioethics – PHI320/BIO312 Syllabus Fall 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Instructor: Professor McGregor joan.mcgregor@asu.edu ------------------------------------------------- Coor 354; Office hours T TH 3-4:30 and by appointment ------------------------------------------------- 480 965-5028 ------------------------------------------------- TAs: Michael Elmer and Bethany Elias Jenner ------------------------------------------------- Class times: Tuesday and Thursday
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Light Reflection and Refraction Pre-Lab using PhET I) Introduction: When a light ray strikes a smooth interface separating two transparent materials (like air‚ glass‚ or water)‚ the wave is partly reflected and partly refracted (or transmitted) into the second material. For an example of this‚ imagine you are outside looking at a restaurant window. You can probably see both the inside of the restaurant (from the refracted light) and some of the street behind you (from the reflected light). Similarly
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genetic modification has the ability to adversely affect humans in ways we cannot imagine. This gives rise to an important question‚ how ethical is the genetic modification of humans? Before we can answer that‚ we must look into the true definition of bioethics. Ethics are often defined as the moral rules
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life-sustaining medical treatment from a Catholic perspective‚ I needed to have an understanding of what Bioethics refers to. It is a shared reflective analysis and discussion of ethical issues in health care‚ health science‚ and health policies. It engages dialogue and thought from our society comprising of doctors‚ patients‚ scientists‚ politicians and the general public (What is Bioethics? 2014). Using Bioethics as a framework
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expanding the medical field at a breakthrough pace. The advancements that are made every day to prolong the life of an individual raise many ethical questions on the morality of certain treatments. Bioethicists look to the four regnant pillars of bioethics when evaluating the morality of a medical procedure. For an act to be considered "ethical"‚ it must respect the four principles: autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ beneficence‚ and justice. Autonomy is the respect for an individual to make his or her own
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Jake Hyland April 21‚ 2012 Prof Beaupre Bioethics: Abortion Advancements in the fields of biology and medicine can be the catalyst for widespread controversy in regards to the morale and ethical dilemmas they can create. The sky is the limit for what is medically and biologically possible in today ’s world‚ but just because something is possible
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Euthanasia: ‘Same‚ Same But Different’?.” American Journal Of Bioethics 11.6 (2011): 62-64. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 June 2013 Gielen‚ Joris‚ Stef Van Den Branden‚ and Bert Broeckaert. “Religion and Nurses ‘Attitudes To Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide.” Nursing Ethics 16.3 (2009): 303-318. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 June 2013. Dieterle‚ J.M.. “Physician Asssisted Suicide: A New Look At The Arguments.” Bioethics 21.3 (2007): 127-139. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 June
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Death is deeply personal‚ generally feared‚ and wholly inescapable‚ but medical technology now can prolong our biological existence virtually indefinitely‚ and‚ with these advances‚ comes the question of whether we should pursue the extension of life in all cases. Most people would agree that‚ under certain circumstances‚ it would be preferable to cease our hold on life. Nearly everyone can agree that there are situations when terminally ill patients have the right to call for a halt to life-extending
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preserve organs in cases of uncontrolled cardiac death: Preserving family choice. Journal Of Law‚ Medicine & Ethics‚ 36(4)‚ 741-751 3. Bresnahan‚ M.‚ & Mahler‚ K. (2010). Ethical debate over organ donation in the context of brain death. Bioethics‚ 24(2)‚ 54-60. 21 February 2013 4. Cochrane‚ T.‚ & Bianchi‚ M. T. (2011). Take my organs‚ please: A section of my living will 5. Coppen‚ R.‚ Friele‚ D.‚ Gevers‚ S.M‚ & Van Der Zee‚ J. (2010). Imagining the impact of different consent systems
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administering medical agents. Assisted suicide mandates that the patient self-administer prescribed medications‚ and in addition choose the time of execution. (Wikipedia) The “right to die” controversy is on-going and fuels debate in morality‚ bioethics‚ legal guardianship‚ civil rights‚ and euthanasia. The right to die identifies that an individual with a terminal illness is entitled to pursue euthanasia or assisted suicide. The case of Karen Ann Quinlan in 1977 is hallmark in this debate‚ a
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