Ethics And Medicine: The Role Of Ethics In Medicine

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Role of Ethics in Medicine Morality plays a huge role in the health care field. This principle of right and wrong behavior is significant to every doctor when evaluating the merits and difficulties of many medical procedures. One may find the advancement of medical technologies hard to endure, however, this increase in medical technology serves as a solution to our human imperfections. For example, using in-vitro fertilization to pick and choose embryos regarding an ideal genetic baby or human cloning. If we screen an embryo for a tissue type, we can then allow certain physical traits for the baby. We can choose their eye color, type of intelligence, athleticism, and talent that could suggest our babies nonetheless, perfect …show more content…

Today, the use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to create a donor transplant stem cells can be compelling and also misguided for an older sibling suffering from a genetic disorder. In Lisa Belkin 's essay "The Made-to-Order Savior," parents of six years old, Molly Nash, decide to breed another child for the purpose of saving Molly from a Fanconi disease. Not only does Molly suffers from this disease but also she is in a condition where there exist two separate malformations in her heart. Fanconi anemia is the genetic disorder that leads to the failure of bone marrow production. In Lauren Slater 's essay "Who Holds the Clicker," the advancement of a surgical procedure known as deep brain syndrome (DBS) assisted Mario Della Grotta in overcoming an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Many medical procedures present ethical challenges in today 's society by implementing the advancement of medical technologies, which negatively affects the community …show more content…

Many medical procedures present ethical challenges in today 's society by implementing the advancement of medical technologies, which negatively affects the community as a whole from the verge of life and death. In the end, Molly Nash and Mario Della Grotta sought out a solution to their disease. Since Mario goes through a loop de loop to get cured, technology does not merge willingly with the humanity of any impact of some sort. On the other hand, the transplant for Molly 's case did not cure her, but it erased her risk for developing other forms of cancer. With the development of in-vitro fertilization and embryonic stem cells, there are many cases in which there is a degree of advanced medical procedures that can go wrong. Nevertheless, medicine should be limited due to the severe consequences that present immoral or illegal issues. Medicine should intervene accordingly to the patient 's consent and safety

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