HCS 335 Assignment Week 4 Biomedical Ethics Paper (Abortion)

HCS 335 Assignment Week 4 Biomedical Ethics Paper (Abortion) Recent

HCS 335 Assignment Week 4 Biomedical Ethics Paper

This assignment allows you to explore a current topic related to biomedical ethics. As an administrator, it is important to stay up-to-date with current ethical issues in health care.

 

Select one of the following issues:

 

Transplants and rationing

Xenotransplants (cross-species transplants)

Abortion

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

Eugenics (good genes)

Withdrawal of life support

Physician assisted suicide (PAS)

Stem cell research

Bioterror

Cryonics (freeze and reanimate the deceased)

Write a 850-word paper that discusses the biomedical ethics issue you selected. Use headings and subheadings for clarity to ensure that you have covered all required points in the paper. Your paper should:

 

Include an introduction and conclusion.

Describe your topic, include current research, news, and information.

Explain the ethical issues related to your topic.

Explain how human subject protections may apply to your topic.

Explain how informed consent may apply to your topic.

Explain how an advanced directive or a surrogate decision maker could impact your topic.

Identify five recommendations based on the ethical issues you identified to ensure ethical choices are made in regard to your topic in the future.

Cite at least 2 reputable references. One reference must be your textbook. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.

 

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.