Academic papers on Medical Ethics

Genetic Testing and the Law
A 15 page research paper that examines the law concerning genetic testing and whether or not health insurers can use test results that show that an individual has a genetic tendency towards a disease as grounds for canceling or not providing...
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the United States
5 pages in length. Explains the use and effectiveness of acupuncture, its introduction to the United States and some of the mind and body connections.
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The Future of Human Cloning.
(7 pp) The idea of human cloning either sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie, is a boon to medical science or a travesty to morality. As in the case of most exaggerations, there is a shred of truth in all of them. ...
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia
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Bioethics
An 8 page research paper that discusses the ethics of randomized clinical trials using placebos versus the duty of physicians to act in the best interests of their patients. The 2000 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki and its ramifications are...
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Social Issues in Genetic Research
This is a 6 page paper which examines the social issues which have been brought to the forefront as a result of genetic research. The bibliography has 7 sources.
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Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in Health Care
In five pages, the author indentifies the kinds of abuse and neglect the elderly tend to experience, how abuse cases are handled by doctors and the law, and what can be done to avoid these problems. Five references are included.
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