Case 34 on Huntington's (9June)

For this case you *must* argue a position you disagree with.  On your honor!  Give your best argument for the position with which you disagree the most.  Use your ethical theories to help you.  Respond to at least 2 of your classmates -- keep them honest and make them work to defend their positions.  Good luck!

Follow-up/Ongoing conversation

I'm going to try this new post as a way to respond holistically to the prior week's posts.  Since I'm reading them after you've all posted, I'm missing the opportunity to be in the conversation and give feedback.  That's a problem with the asynchronous nature of online and especially blogging.  I'll date my responses so you know where I am and then we can try next week to have a meta-conversation about what we're learning and how our ideas about these topics in biomedical ethics are evolving.

So, some follow-up points.  29 May 15
1. Re: vulnerable patients and research.  I agree that vulnerable populations should only be involved in research if care is made to safeguard them.  But could you elaborate on informed consent?  If you're concerned with impoverished people in developing countries, are you similarly concerned with the impoverished, uneducated here?  Do you see such people at work?  Do you take extra steps to make sure that they are sufficiently educated for real informed consent?

2. Re: Codes of Ethics
Cindy and/or Shirley: could you elaborate on how you see the Codes being manipulated?
Donna, Cindy, Sherry: Interesting that you bring up the Nazis.  Our codes were in place after WWII, but American doctors and researchers continued to violate them.  I suppose this is what some of you mean when you say that the Codes can be manipulated.  So is it still important to have the Codes?  What do they do?

Case 38 Delayed Twinning (2June)

Be sure to apply your theories and applicable readings when analyzing this case.  Some of you should play devil's advocate.

Genetics videos (2June)

Hopefully you have some basic knowledge about genetics, and just need a refresher. Here are some basic videos for refreshment!

Genetics overview from National Geographic
https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/science-behind/genetics-overview/ 

https://www.23andme.com/gen101/genes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBezq1fFUEA

this video shows 18 things to know about genetic it is the basics!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVk0twJYL6Y

This video is titled "basic introduction to genetics" Sorry the guy is super boring..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQjuSk1OM4U

Bill Nye The Science Guy: Genes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMzH9E_cnqU

Titled "What is a gene?" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQdXjRPHmQ

Titled "Where do genes come from?" 
https://youtu.be/z9HIYjRRaDE

This is a decent video about three basic topics in Genetics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEanu74zHkI&spfreload=10

This guy did a pretty good job of explaining it:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/her/heredity-and-genetics/v/introduction-to-heredity

Case 15 (26May)

Argue a position you don't necessarily actually believe in. Someone please start the conversation by saying something provocative!

Case 12 HIV & surgery (26May)

Apply your readings and ethical theories to this case.  Challenge each other by taking a different ethical theory stance.

Process/Course Content (ongoing)

Questions about what's happening with the course?  Don't understand an assignment?  Ask here!