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Global Bioethics
2021-2022


Rewarding Reciprocity: The Ethical Implications of Organ Allocation
Image from Pixabay This research paper explores the ethical implications of organ allocation. Due to an organ shortage crisis, where the...


The Ethical Implications of Cosmetic Surgery and Autonomy Under the Beauty Industry
Table of Contents Source: Rawpixel Abstract Introduction Introduction to Cosmetic Surgery Effect of Beauty Standards on Women Impact of...


Sterile and Sinister: The Ethics of Plastics in Healthcare
Image by alexroma from Pixabay Are single use plastics necessary in healthcare? Does the industry have an obligation to limit its use if...


Defying Death: Cellular Reprogramming to "Cure" Aging
What if we could live forever? What would be the consequences of eliminating aging from society? Would we still be human? All of these...


It's for your own good: The Ethical Implications of Involuntary Forced Treatment for Patients Who Suffer From Anorexia Nervosa
Photo on Pixnio Table of Contents Abstract Introduction The Issue with Treatment Involuntary Forced Treatment Legal Intervention...


The Capacity to Choose: The Ethics of Euthanasia for Those With Psychiatric Illnesses
Image from Pixabay Euthanasia is typically viewed as a controversial practice, even more so as it has been legalized for those with...


The Ethics of Modifying Potential Pandemic Pathogens
Table of Contents " Army scientists energize battery research " by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command is licensed under ...


Brain Organoids: Revolutionizing the Future of Neuro Experimentation
" Brain Organoid " by National Institutes of Health (NIH) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 . The technological advancement of human...


Planet Under Pressure: The Ethical Implications of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry
Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as “fracking”, is a process utilizing drilling technology for extracting oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, or water from deep underground. The first facility opened for operation in the United States in 1947. Today over 1.7 million wells are used in the fracking process, with 7 billion barrels of oil and 600 trillion cubic feet of natural gas having been extracted in the last 70 years. However, with these high quantities of natural


Access to Autonomy: Examining the Ethics of Polish Reproductive Health Rights
Religion has played an essential role in determining moral codes and guidelines throughout history. However, conflicting power dynamics often rise when societal influence starts dictating legislation and therefore, individuals’ ways of life. This paper details and analyzes the ethics of an example of this process by discussing Poland's reproductive health system, as well as access to contraceptives and abortion.


Last Rights: The Ethics of Managing the Dead in COVID-19
Humans have had complex traditions for managing the remains of their dead loved ones for millennia. These traditions, religious and non-religious, can offer comfort to the mourning families and help them to begin the process of healing from the trauma of the death of a loved one. The traditions are designed to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased and to provide a time and place for community and healing for those participating in the traditions.


The World’s Canaries in the Eugenics Coal Mine: The Ethics Behind the Patterns Following Belgium and Denmark’s Acts of Legal Determination of the Privilege to Live and Die
The recent results of Denmark's 2004 policy to offer universal prenatal screening and Belgium's 2002 policy to legalize are similar and allow to be subject to comparison. The notion and selection of life results in a society that practices a hierarchy of who deserves to live and die. Therefore, the policies act as an implicit determination of the best-fit members of society and represent the value of life at large. The emerging moral risks prove that these issues are "canarie
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