Unit 4: bioethics Flashcards
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bioethics
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A type of ethical desision making which involves biology or medicine
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bioethicists
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Work to help biotech companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals make ethical decisions
common issues they face:
- When patients are also research subjects, balancing the researcher’s needs and the patients’ rights
- Genetic testing and who gets access to the results
- How to ethically use animals in research
- Genetic engineering of animals or humans
- Cloning of animals, humans, and organs
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Hippocratic Oath
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The oath doctors take at the end of medical school.
Key components:
- to respect the patient’s privacy
- to prevent, not just cure, disease
- to care for the patient’s family and finances
- to share knowledge
- to demonstrate human kindness
- to be humble
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stakeholder
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Someone who will gain or lose by the outcome of the decision
5
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Egalitarianism
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All humans are equal. Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
