Unit 4: bioethics

Question 1

bioethics

Answer 1

A type of ethical desision making which involves biology or medicine

Question 2

bioethicists

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Hippocratic Oath

Answer 3

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

Question 4

stakeholder

Answer 4

Someone who will gain or lose by the outcome of the decision

Question 5

Egalitarianism

Answer 5

All humans are equal. Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.