Essays and Research Papers on Medical Ethics

This is a 4 page paper discussing the ideas of identity through the ongoing controversy of reproductive technology. Identity in today’s culture has become skewed in relation to the increasing technological possibilities in reproduction and the continued quest for the ideal American dream. Eugenics, or selective breeding, has been the basis for considerable controversy for ...

Nanotechnology offers miniaturization of information systems and computing at the atomic level. With predictions of possible cures for cancer and other diseases comes the promise of enhanced physical and mental abilities. This 11 page paper discusses whether injecting nanotechnology into the body be acceptable, ethical or desirable, if long-term effects are not known. The ...

A 10 page paper examining how the Christian needs to perceive euthanasia. King David, the man after God’s own heart, wrote in Psalm 139: “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (v. 16). This is a comforting verse when lamenting the ...

This 5 page paper provides an example letter of a consumer writing to Oxford Health Plans regarding the high cost of prescription drugs. Suggestions are made and reasoning is provided to convince the insurance company to change its drug co-pay options. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page contention that while medicine is evolving to be more humanistic, physicians seem intent on maintaining a solely empirical approach to healing. The author suggests that traditional cultures and women most often prefer the humanistic approach. Age, however, is a variable factor in determining an individual's perception of the ideal role ...

A 3 page essay/research paper that expresses a position on the issue of whether or not professional psychological organizations should make continuing education a mandatory condition for licensing. The writer argues against this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research paper that discusses Senate bill 2545, which would facilitate and encourage people to issue advance directives concerning end of life care. The writer discusses the history of this issue and also the current debate, as well as outlining the parameters of the bill. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper delineates some of the many ethical considerations that must be addressed in answering this question. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing what embryonic stem cell research is; the US government’s current ban on creating new lines; ethical questions and the philosophies of Kant and Mill. The paper concludes that adult stem cell research should receive additional attention. Adult stem cells appear to respond in the same ways as embryonic ...

A 3 page paper that discusses how scarce health resources are allocated in the U.S. Are they allocated according to the patient’s ability to contribute to the society? The writer discusses this issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the ethical medical issue concerning the right to die. Bibliography lists 1 source.

6 pages in length. While the two versions of The Stepford Wives share a common storyline, there are fundamental differences between the films great enough to qualify them as opposites. The psychological, feminist and patriarchal underpinnings all remain intact, however, it is the gender switch and genetic references that serve to differentiate the ...

This 9 page paper delves into probably the first case of gender reassignment on a healthy baby boy. The case created controversy during the 1960s. The case is explored ethically through the eyes of several well known philosophers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper answers various questions as they pertain to marketing and health care. The questions include whether marketing is meant to deceive and parameters of marketing under HIPAA. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. Medical science has long taken the road less traveled when it comes to researching unique - and often controversial - ways to sustain the human species. Life extension, disease control and prevention, artificial body parts, organ transplants and brain surgery are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg with ...

An 8 page paper which examines what the United States’ government policy is on stem cell research. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the high costs of American pharmaceuticals, offers solutions for reform and compares the industry to industries in other countries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In nine pages this paper examines the impact of global competition on the U.S. economy and healthcare policies with subcategories including the accepted practice of euthanasia in Europe, but not in the United States; how this impacts America’s economy and healthcare options; how the U.S. should handle telemedicine implications for clinicians in terms of licensing ...

A 3 page paper which examines and discusses various articles that deal with the ethics and technology of health services. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a bill that was intended to allow individuals to maintain their health insurance coverage. There is some concern about the bill's current legislation provisions pertaining to security and privacy, which at times could present ethical dilemmas not only for the patient but for the covered entities ...

An 8 page paper which examines the topic of abortion as it pertains to ethics within healthcare and a critical analysis of relevant concepts, issues, arguments, and attitudes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 11 page paper. that begins with a description of what an ethical organizational culture looks like. This includes behaviors that can be observed. The next section discusses what Public Health is and its impact on the population. The last and longest section reports and discusses establishing an ethical culture in Public Health. Samples of ...

A paper which considers the issue of negligence within the health care system with particular reference to the ways in which negligence may impact on those patients who suffer from mental or physical incapacity, such as the elderly or the metally ill. Bibliography lists 12 sources

A 7 page consideration of the ethical impacts of health care rationing. The author asserts that a combination of our longer life spans and more and more elaborate and expensive medical technology has resulted in stressed health care resources. Patients clamor for optimized care and the medical profession and our political system struggle ...

A 12 page research paper on the nature and variety of HMOs, and physician duties in regard to disclosure. The writer details the types of HMOs, their means of funding treatment, how they impact treatment decisions, and what must be done ethically in this new climate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.