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This 5 page paper examines technology but focuses in on surrogate mothering. Ethical implications of surrogacy are discussed and ethics in other areas are touched on as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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same technology also allows the government to intrude on ones life by accessing their telephone lists for example or finding out where they have been with the use of EZ
Pass. Technological issues that have a global nature go to problems like biotechnology and distributing food such as genetically altered rice. People also complain about altering a variety of fruits
and vegetables. What are the ramifications of this? On the other hand, biotechnology seems to be helpful in that people in poor countries do not get enough to eat. While
some food comes with baggage, there are those who claim it is better than starvation. Certainly, when it comes to technology, there are many ethical issues. Reproductive issues seem to
loom large on this front. Women in particular-since they carry the babies in their bodies-are certainly affected. While one controversial concept is abortion, other heated issues are stem cell research
and test tube babies. The idea that man can tamper with human life has created futuristic horror stories in the science fiction realm, but they certainly do bring up ethical
considerations. Many people are sympathetic to those who are unable to have children. They may ask a relative to carry their baby to term, or hire a human incubator, or
go through various forms of testing and treatments to try to conceive a baby naturally, but some believe that these are extreme measures. Postrel notes: "In traditional societies, divorce, abandonment,
annulment, concubinage, and polygamy - not high-tech medicine - were the cures for infertility" (4). Of course, Postrels point is not that these things are wrong. Rather, the piece
was written in support of human cloning (Postrel 4). One can take either side of the issue, but ethical considerations abound. What is the human race doing by tampering with
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