I have a university interview tomorrow and on the 19th for medicine and will be asked about ethical issues in the media, i have been reading about the ashley x news and was wondering what other ethical issues have been raised over the past year, many thanks xXx
2007-02-06 07:08:21 · 4 answers · asked by Star dust 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
That Terri Shiavo (sp) deal was all over the news.
2007-02-06 07:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the drugs agency (N.I.C.E.) the challenges around providing new drugs. Herceptin(for breast cancer treatment was one story)
Also IVF should this be on the NHS? or available at all?
Abortion is a moral and ethical dilemma on a daily basis.
Then with modern medicine and equipment there is the issue of when to withdraw treatment for the terminally ill.
Voluntary Euthanasia.
Hope that helps a little.
2007-02-06 07:51:06 · answer #2 · answered by noeusuperstate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The use of embryonic stem cells for research and therapy. Is it okay to create human embryos that have the potential of becoming children just to destroy them to treat cancer/Alzheimer's? How old would the embryos need to be for it to be considered flat-out wrong as opposed to just an ethical dilemma?
2016-05-24 00:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) How about the issue of how long is the medical establishment going to keep on ploughing the 'germ theory' furrow before taking stock of this approach to 'modern medicine'.
2) What about the fact that in the US the pharmaceutical companies spend about about US$4billion on promoting new drugs to the public..and about US$16billion on promoting drugs to medical professionals!...And as a consequence keep on maintaining they have to charge a fortune for new drugs (in large part to pay for their marketing!)
2007-02-06 07:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by fumingpuma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋