The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Tag: informed consent
Tag: informed consent
The Ethics of Hormone Therapy
To Affirm or Not To Affirm: The Ethical Implications of Hormone Therapy for Transgender Youth By Sophia Gandhi Access to hormone therapy for transgender youth is one of the most debated political, medical and bioethical topics of our world. As the number of transgender adolescents rises, and more and more seek out this type of
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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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An Exploration of PGD for Adult Onset Diseases
Is it Your Right to Decide What is Right? An Exploration of PGD for Adult Onset Diseases By Veda Kumar Table of Contents Introduction Scientific Information PGD’s Role Today Autonomy Informed Consent Quality of Life Conclusion Introduction If you could use a technology that would allow you to see the fate of your child, would
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Human Challenge Trials for the COVID-19 Vaccine
Human Challenge Trials and COVID-19: The Risks, Rewards, and Ethics Behind Rapidly Developing a New Vaccine By Astrid Burns As the historic COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly around the globe, medical researchers in the UK arranged human challenge trials to fast track discovery of safe and effective vaccines. These trials necessitated tests to determine the amount
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