The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Tag: Consequentialism
Tag: Consequentialism
The Ethics of Sex Selection
(Un)conditional Love: The Ethics of Selecting and Designing on the Basis of Sex By Dvita Bhattacharya Since its birth in the 1890s, reproductive technology have changed our fundamental beliefs about life and procreation by giving parents and doctors the godlike power to select a fetus’s traits and determine a child’s characteristics. This paper will focus
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Access to Mammograms for Low-income Women
Low-income, Little Healthcare: The Ethical Inequities of Healthcare for Women With Low-incomes By Julia Messerman This paper will explore access to mammograms for women with low incomes and who should be responsible to ensure that all women have access to the medical technology that they need. I looked into the different types of groups that
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The Ethics of Abortion
The Ethics of Abortion: Examining the Ethicality of Abortion Through Various Ethical Frameworks By Annabelle Walter After Roe v. Wade was overturned with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the question of access to abortion was put in the hands of state governments. Debates and protests surrounding abortion access quickly swept the nation,
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Access to A.R.T. for Women of Color
You Get a Baby! You Get a Baby! Not Everyone Gets a Baby: The Ethics of Inequities Within Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Women of Color By Rhyan Brown Many people view having children as a natural part of life. However, due to certain factors, this may not be natural for everyone. Numerous people who are
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The Ethics of Intersex Surgeries
Focus on Hearts, Not Parts: The Ethics of Youth Intersex Surgeries By Naina Bhardwaj What does it mean to “do good” for a child? How much control should parents get over their children’s bodies? When is it necessary to operate on a child without their consent? These are questions raised by the issue of youth
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Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria
Playing God with Genetics: The Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria By Helen (Ruo Han) Wu Imagine a world where diseases could simply be cured by editing the underlying genetic mutations. Why should we stop the development of technology that can one day save your life? Along with new medical capabilities, a race toward
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The Benefits and Flaws of Pharmaceutical Detailing
Finding the Line between Profit and Patients: The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Detailing By Sophia Famular This paper discusses the ethics of pharmaceutical and academic detailing, touching briefly on direct-to-consumer advertising and its effects. Pharmaceutical detailing is a method that pharmaceutical companies employ to inform physicians about prescription medications. Academic detailing also informs doctors about prescription
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Psychiatric Illnesses and Euthanasia
The Capacity to Choose: The Ethics of Euthanasia for Those With Psychiatric Illnesses By Madeline Popolow Summary: Euthanasia is typically viewed as a controversial practice, even more so as it has been legalized for those with psychiatric illnesses in five countries. Canada has been the most recent country to pass a law that allows euthanasia
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Ethical Implications of Increased Access to IVF
The Ethical Implications of Increasing Access to IVF, When Considering Socioeconomic, Regional, Ethnic, and Race-based Exclusivity By Clara Schreibman Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Key points In Vitro Fertilization Background The Unfairness of Infertility; Recognizing It as a Disability Legal Recognition of the Importance of Reproductive Capacity Reproduction of the Past Economic Barriers to Infertility
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The Ethics of CRISPR Gene Editing
Justice and CRISPR: Diving Deeper into Issues and Inequalities Perpetuated by CRISPR By Sofia Keri CRISPR, or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, edits genes in living organisms with the potential to cure diseases. However, is the use of CRISPR modifications on somatic cells ethical through the lens of justice, especially with respect to sickle
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