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Get Inside the News
Topic of Discussion:
Bioethics
Recently in the news, discussions have surfaced
around the topic of ethics in medical research. Concerns have
been raised regarding ethics in treating the terminally ill,
as well as in researching genetics and cloning. Get inside
this topic with a Web quest and conversation!
Find out more on the
Web:
What is bioethics?
What is "euthanasia?" What is "assisted suicide?"
What is stem cell research? What is the
Human Genome Project?
What is "cloning?" What are some
of reservations people have regarding cloning?
Talk about it:
What concerns do you have about medical
research? Where do you stand on issues such as animal testing
and the cloning of animals or humans?
What are some of the benefits of genetic research? What are
some of the drawbacks?
Do you believe euthanasia should be legal? What do you think
would make a patient or family member wish to pursue this
option? How do you think you would feel if you had an ailing
family member who wished to end her/his life?
Who is responsible for deciding what is ethical or not in
research? Do you think we need a better system of regulating
research?
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