Designer Babies
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An 8 page research paper that investigates the possible ethical ramifications of biotechnological advancements that predict the advent of "designer babies," that is, children whose genes have been manipulated for certain traits or bodily characteristics. Based on futuristic predictions, the writer argues against the morality of such technology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Detailed Overview Of Euthanasia
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6 pages in length. The concept of euthanasia is one that prevents terminally ill patients from having to endure one more moment of an artificial existence. Being kept alive through the intervention of drugs and other invasive treatments goes against the very grain of what is known as one's quality of life. In order to have quality of life, the patient must be in such a frame of mind and body where life is a pleasure and not merely a perpetual struggle. A person who is suffering from a terminal illness inevitably experiences many things that affect the daily routine. It is not long before the patient is forced to depend upon others to do many of the menial tasks that once were a simple part of everyday life. As this occurs, patients encounter feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy, believing that they have become a burden to those around them. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dilemmas with Artificial Insemination
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A 16 page paper focusing on whether the child resulting from artificial insemination could sue for child support in the future. Artificial insemination is not a new concept. It has been used for years for couples who have not been able to conceive on their own; more recently single women are seeking motherhood through this route. Couples still represent 60 percent of sperm banks’ customers, but this statistic also reveals that 40 percent of their customers are single women. Purchasers of sperm sign contracts waiving any right to seek financial support in the future, but there is strong growth in artificial insemination that does not use the services of a sperm bank and is not protected from that claim. Further, laws are exercised according to interpretation at the time. If social values shift over time, then the contracts signed today could be ruled as being worthless in the future. It is not likely today that a donor will be held to be responsible for a child financially, but that could change in the future. Bibliography lists 11 sources. Includes a 1-page research proposal.
Filename: KSartiInsem.rtf

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
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This 6 page paper examines some of the controversy surrounding DNR orders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVDNROrd.rtf

Doctor - Patient Confidentiality
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A 5 page overview of provider-patient confidentiality. This paper reviews a specific case of confidentiality being breached and the court ruling in the subsequent lawsuit. The importance of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPmedConfidentiality.rtf

Doctrine of Informed Consent
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A 5 page paper which examines the Doctrine of Conformed Consent. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Drug Abuse Among Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
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A 16 page overview of substance abuse among medical professionals that work in anesthesiology departments. The author provides statistics that illuminate the problem and then suggests measures which should alleviate the problem. Included a one-page letter to a Senator urging him to implement mandatory drug testing for this profession. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPmedAbu.rtf

Dying/A Medical and Social Perspective
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A 4 page research paper that examines the topic of death and dying from a medical standpoint, but also argues that is more than a medical event and should be approached with sociological, cultural and ethical considerations in mind. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khmeddie.rtf

E-Health: Policies And Procedures To Protect Consumer Confidentiality
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4 pages in length. The promise of patient empowerment, lowered costs and improved public health services heralds the notion of e-health as an option whose time has certainly arrived. The extent to which the extensive components of e-health serve to upgrade a health system in dire need of improvement is both grand and far-reaching; that e-health also poses a significant problem with regard to consumer confidentiality speaks to the grey area where it is definitively understood who is authorized to access consumer health-related information. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCE-health.rtf