Questions

1. Discuss under what circumstances ethical dilemmas arise.
2. Discuss the controversy over the Supreme Court decision inRoe v. Wade.
3. What ethical principles surround the abortion issue? Discuss these principles.
4. Do you agree that individual states should be able to impose reasonable restrictions or waiting periods on women seeking abortions? Who should determine what is reasonable?
5. Should a married woman be allowed to abort without her husband's consent?
6. Discuss the arguments for and against partial birth abortions.
7. Why is the medical issue of abortion an example of legislating morality?
8. What is artificial insemination? What questions should be asked when considering artificial insemination?
9. Discuss the importance of organ donations.
10. Describe the ethical considerations that should be addressed before conducting research on human subjects.
11. Why is it important that written consent be obtained from each patient who participates in a clinical trial?
12. What is sterilization, as discussed in this chapter? Do you agree that eugenic sterilization should be allowed? Explain your answer.
13. Describe the distinctions among wrongful birth, wrongful life, and wrongful conception.
14. Discuss the moral dilemmas of these concepts.
15. Describe the controversy over surrogacy.
16. Discuss why there is controversy over genetic markers and stem cell research.
17. What is AIDS, and how is it spread?
18. Discuss the controversy that can occur when considering a patient's right to know whether a caregiver has AIDS and the caregiver's right to privacy and confidentiality.