HMB306H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: John Stuart Mill, Choose Responsibility, Jeremy Bentham

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Lecture 1: overview of ethical theories and history. Free will only goes so far until it involves other people. Autonomy: refers to personal choice, control and self determination. Used to resolve conflicts between good and harm. If can"t be used then the good and harm are balanced (estimated). Conflict"s beneficence is that life and suffering come together. Justice: within health care justice refers to distributive justice (fairness and justice are not interchangeable in all situations). Utilitarianism/consequentialism (lead by jeremy bentham / john stuart) Morality is the attempt to bring as much happiness into the world as is possible. Greatest happiness principle: the ultimate end is an existence attempt as far as possible from pain and as rich as possible in enjoyment. Aim of the moral life is to bring about the ghp. Notice: no appeal to abstract rules or god"s law.

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1. Medical paternalism is rooted in what ethical principle?

Autonomy , Beneficence, nonmalficience or justice

2. The centers for Medicare and Medicaid CMS hold regulatory power to license CMS providers as well as set rates for acceptable reimbursement for CMS providers. This kind of regulation is best categorized into what kind of law:

Common law, statutory law, administrative law or all the above

3. To make a decision from the utalitarian point of view you would : honor those less well-off, honor those most deserving, honor the greatest good for the greatest number, or otter the greatest good for the least number

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5. True or false a salt and battery are categorized as intentional torts

6. The function of the institutional review board is to review proposed research studies and approve research protocols true or false?

According to the book "BioEthics In Context" please answer the following questions in regards to chapter one Moral Theory in BioEthics (pages 38-49):

1)State and explain the main principles of Kantian deontology. Evaluate Kant's theory.

2)Does Kantian deontology permit exceptions to moral rules?

3)Explain how Kantian respect for persons supports the bioethical emphasis on informed consent.

4)Explain and evaluate rule utilitarianism.

5)We looked at the case of Mrs.Smith from a utilitarian perspective. Consider how a preference consequentialist would have resolved the case.

6)Explain rule theory in ethics. How are moral rules established? Explain how exceptions might be evaluated in rule theory.

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1. According to Sung, there are some cases in which it is morally legitimate to patent/copyright genes, embryos, or their parts. What are those cases and what is the argument for including them? 2. According to Koepsell, there are both deontological and utilitarian reasons for prohibiting the patenting/copyright of genes, embryos, or their parts. Outline the arguments for both claims. 3. What are some of issues to consider within the topic of genetic privacy, and what is the relationship between genetic privacy and genetic discrimination? 4. Which of the traditional ethical theories are employed by those in the field of environmental ethics? Explain the relationship between traditional ethical theories and modern environmental ethics. Sungâs arguments are centered on the legitimacy of patenting hereditary forms.

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