In The Name of Science - The Ethics of Biomedical Research
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A 6 page paper that explores the ethics of biomedical research, focusing on the key element of voluntary informed consent. Discussed are recent adverse events that have occurred in gene therapy research and the amendments and additions to federal regulations resulting from these events. Also included is a brief discussion of the history of the guidelines and regulations that safeguard human subject volunteers in medical and scientific research. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: LCBiomed.doc

In Vitro Fertilization And Multiple Births
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A 15 page paper. In vitro fertilization has been a topic of heated debate for a number of years. One of the reasons for the debate has to do with the high percentage of multiple births, specifically, triplets and more. This paper provides some statistical data and discusses the economic, legal, religious, ethical, social and health issues surrounding the process of in vitro. The writer also reports some of the latest advances in this field, then draws a conclusion regarding the issue. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PGinvit.wps

Informed Consent and Honoring Directives
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A 4 page paper discussing implications of points of a student-supplied scenario in which an elderly woman underwent unwanted medical procedures. The paper discusses advanced directives, informed consent and euthanasia. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmedInfConsent.rtf

Informed Consent in Medical Care: Case Studies in the Polarization of Parental and Medical Opinion
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A 14 page analysis of informed consent. The author defines informed consist and identifies its critical elements. Three specific cases involving infants and the polarization of medical and parental opinion are analyzed in regard to consent, negligence, palliative care, and duty of care. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPmedCns.rtf

Involuntary Euthanasia
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A 4 page paper which argues against involuntary euthanasia using the case of Terri Schiavo as the focus of the argument. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAschiav.rtf

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