Exam 8: Life and Death: Issues in Biomedical Ethics

Cloning a human being is now a technological possibility. What moral hazards are present in cloning people? How can we navigate those issues?

Can a terminally ill person ever refuse treatment? What factors would be important to making that kind of decision?

Late-term abortion is now illegal. Are there circumstances in which late-term abortion could be moral? What circumstances, if any, might abortion generally be moral?

Unlike adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells can develop into __________ tissue.

One of the ethical quandaries regarding cloning is what would happen to __________ embryos.

Does surrogacy violate the sanctity of the marital bond? Can a couple still consider themselves faithful?

Who should be responsible for making medical decisions for a patient? How does your answer change when the patient is incapable of making any decisions for him or herself?

Compare the ethical questions that relate to surrogacy and artificial insemination. Are the moral issues the same or different? Would varying religious traditions view these procedures differently?

The issue of __________ questions whether a person can ever act morally in helping a terminally ill patient end their life.

Surrogate motherhood makes it possible for a couple to rear a child who is biologically, and most likely, __________.