Essays and Research Papers on Medical Ethics

6 pages in length. To sustain one's existence beyond what is widely considered as a reasonable semblance of life quality has sparked an inordinate amount of controversy between those who support or oppose the notion of nutritional withdrawal as a way in which to aide a terminal or comatose patient's demise. Given the ...

This 4 page paper considers whether parents should be able to control their unborn child's genetic makeup. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 6 page paper which examines the social issues which have been brought to the forefront as a result of genetic research. The bibliography has 7 sources.

This 7 page paper focuses on the book It's Always Something, which is an autobiographical account of Gilda Radner's ordeal with ovarian cancer. The paper examines medical ethics and the types of medical care provided to this Saturday Night Live star. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper considers the idea that as a society, Americans have chosen to "sacrifice" the lives of people under age 50 to colon cancer, rather than imposing a cost of screening at a younger age. It also considers mandatory annual screening for the entire population as a viable way to end this ...

This 7 page paper discusses the controversy regarding end of life care. The Terri Shiavo case is mentioned. Utilitarianism is defined and that model is used to examine the issue along with the concept of the sanctity of life. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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.

4 pages in length. The objective of fictional literature is to entertain a reading audience by stretching the truth beyond reasonable limits; when fiction collides with the truth, however, books like Lethal Dose are the result. Steven Snodgrass's well-received novel about the creation of a euthanasia residency program at an established hospital does ...

6 pages in length. The very nature of ethics and morality has escaped the basis of human thought, a fact that is easily substantiated by the ongoing battle raging over stem cell research. The extent to which medical advancement has lengthened man's lifetime by decades is both grand and far-reaching; that such progress ...

A 12 page paper answering 3 questions about HMOs, the uninsured, HMO ethics and implications for US health care. Questions address HMO structure; relationship with the uninsured; HMO behavior ethics; who the uninsured are; and consequences for American society. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the pros and cons of euthanasia from a nursing perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. The phrase "no one's perfect" takes on an entirely different meaning when applied to the health care industry, particularly when it comes to the all-too-prevalent aspect of medication errors. The writer discusses ethics, legislation and reasons why mistakes occur. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses two articles that both object to human cloning, but in different ways and from different perspectives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines euthanasia and four arguments against the practice. However, the arguments are refuted and the paper ultimately supports the choice. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper considers two arguments with regard to cloning; both are against it, but they come from widely disparate viewpoints. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the Doctrine of Conformed Consent. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the ethics in a hypothetical scenario that involves an elderly incompetent woman and conflicts of interest in her family's decision-making ability and in the situation of the surgeon who says that amputation of her feet for gangrene is required to save her life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper makes a good argument for euthanasia. It draws on the idea of religious freedom and explains why others' objections are irrelevant. Examples, analogies and evidence is provided to show why euthanasia should be legal. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the ethical issues and the dilemmas seen in “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper argues that in a narrow population segment, specifically the elderly, terminally ill, patients should be allowed to choose to end their lives rather than to continue unbearable suffering. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page overview of the economic issues surrounding vaccination for malaria. The question is presented that if a vaccine for this devastating condition was identified then who would pay for inoculation with that vaccine. No sources are listed.

A 3 page review and critique of the article Is There a Duty to Die? Age Rationing and the Just Distribution of Health Care which appears in the book The Least Worst Death: Essays in Bioethics on the End of Life by Margaret Pabst Battin. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page review of the ethics surrounding medical experimentation. The author emphasizes the importance of informed consent and of treating all human beings as equals.

A 26 page paper. Four questions were posed for this paper; the responses to those questions are embedded in the text. Those questions are: Is it morally acceptable to use data obtained in Nazi Germany during World War II? Is the data so valuable that we should allow its use for treatments, etc.? By ...

In this three page paper the author first defines and then explores the reasons behind physician induced demand. Two examples from obstretics are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.