Thérèse Murphy: The Bioethical Triangle i. The concept The Bioethical Triangle in Murphy’s presentation refers to the three ethics of: Human Rights, Dignitarian ethics, and Utilitarian ethics. Human rights aspect stresses that the end goal and the focus of this concept is to serve Human Rights, the dignitarian relates to human dignity which must be protected through the biotechnological development, and also the technology is here to aim for empowering human dignity. Utilitarian ethics refer to human welfare, they aim to maximize the utility and minimize the harm. This concept links the mentioned three points within the medical, biology and biotechnology fields in relation to Human Rights. ii. Key problematic issues Murphy clarifies her …show more content…
This can be due to several reasons, starting governance, when countries claim exceptionalism argument, the most famous title for this argument is security. Exceptionalism argues that it is acceptable to deny certain rights when “necessary”. This may provide governments with a greenlight to challenge biotechnologies fearing that dissemination of such knowledge may threaten them by accessibility for information on biological weapons for instance. Another shortcoming in linking the regulations and laws with bioethics, is the fact that the international norms adopted in relation to biotechnology lack a discourse of Human Rights, moreover, the concept of dignity is seldom referred to in …show more content…
However, mass media is one of the major critical field which needs to adhere to ethical standards to respect Human Rights. Revealing the truth for the sake of advocacy about some human rights violations, and to urge action from other actors, is genuinely a noble goal. However, limits need to be the dignity of human beings. Furthermore, the utilitarianism ethics stress that this should be profiting human rights, thus, when media platforms disregard human dignity, exposing too much is sometimes needless. The victimhood generalization which is broadcasted has no utility goal and does not serve Human Rights. The ethical triangle can be applied to provide critical analysis of examples of such acts. One of the controversial instants that can be sampled is the coverage of people’s suffering in humanitarian crisis. In times of war, many media personnel repeat the question “how do you feel”, when an explicit footage of the incident can tell the audience what the people who had their house bombed or lost a family member feel. Hassling people who are grieving when it can be avoided is a violation of the ethics aimed at respecting human
Search for literature or research that will help you answer this question. Summarize and cite it here. Explain Lo, Bernard, and Lindsay Parham. " Ethical Issues in Stem Cell Research."
In her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot reveals how Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman diagnosed with cervical cancer, was exploited by the medical community for the development of the immortal “HeLa” cells that have since become the most widely used cells for medical research and advancement from the 20th century to the present day. The HeLa cells have since led to the formulation of the polio vaccination along with groundbreaking research on diseases such as AIDS, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and possible treatments for various forms of cancer in humans (Zielinski). However, this breach of medical ethics in regards to removing Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge or consent has led to questions
“The historic dream of public health…is a dream of social justice” (Health Affairs, Vol. 25, Number 4). In the story of Henrietta Lacks, it is hard to say that the use of her cervical tissue is ethical, because it is not. Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer and Dr. Gey decided to isolate those cells. When he found that these cells could grow in a culture medium and last, he shared them with the world of science.
Throughout time as human population has continued to grow, there is an increasing need for a societal structure that addresses large health concerns as well as maintain infrastructure to provide health related services to the public. In our society today this is known as public health. Public health is the umbrella term for all services, preventions, and promotions of health related factors that directly relate to humans and animals as well as the environment around them. Due to the wide spectrum of responsibilities related to public health, many stories have arisen that directly relate to the abilities and processes that exist under it. The book called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks directly relates to the ethical aspect of public health.
In today's world, human rights still face many challenges and problems. There are still political systems and behaviors in the world that do not respect human rights, such as dictatorial regimes, racial discrimination, gender discrimination, poverty, hunger, and other issues. In addition, new technology and globalization trends have brought new challenges to human rights protection, such as privacy protection, digital rights, and other
C. Ben Mitchell, a professor of Moral Philosopher at the Union University, in his article, “On Human Bioenhancements” (200), argues against the use of human enhancement which has emerge questioning about, the principles of justice, and cultural complicity. Mitchell supports his argument by describing how this method is an unethical behavior by the medical community and how this new technology should not be implement anywhere in the future. His purpose is to persuade his readers not to support this new method which will have a negative effect within our society, and instead of helping our future generation it will destroy our human nature. The author’s audience likely consists of professors, college professors, parents, with some understanding
To many, violation of human rights is a serious issue. This shows that for every negative force, there is always someone who recognizes the wrong and seeks to correct
Each news source has its own social and political view on who is considered the offender and victim. The viewpoint of that source can affect an individual’s perception on the case.
These ethical issues can further be explored and analyzed, which is the purpose of this paper, through modern day scientific ethics. First of all, who was Henrietta Lacks and what
Human rights protection is alleged as an international affair and our rights values are euro-centrically influenced, according to the article. Jonathan Wolff’s article advocates for the need of balancing and protecting human rights, especially the second-generation rights as they are equally, if not the most essential to the first-generation
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells from her cancerous tumor led to many medical advances in the world. The cells led to the HeLa line, which have a crucial role in drug development and toxicity testing (Hunt). Prior to the HeLa line, it was proven impossible to grow human cells in a laboratory for any length of time. The conflict in this amazing discovery is that her cells were taken from her body for medical purposes without her permission. People argue that people have to be given legal ownership of their tissues and given money for them or medical advances made using the tissues.
What are the specific issues raised in the book—legally and ethically? Think about the 1980s John Moore case: the appeal court decision and its reversal by the California Supreme Court. Issues that raised in the book are race issues, the legality of taking adventage of patients who’s family aren’t able to fight for the rights and benefit of their cells. According to California supreme court, Under the duty to obtain informed consent, “a doctor must disclose his intent in using a patient for research and economic gain.” 6.
The final violation of ethical principles, in the story of Henrietta Lacks, was the violation of justice. Without the contribution of Henrietta’s cells, many discoveries and vaccines, such as the vaccine that conquered Polio, would not have made their pivotal breakthroughs in biomedical research. Her direct and unknowingly, supportive contribution helped save many people’s lives all over the world. Unfortunately, her named did not receive the recognition it deserved, and her family never received any compensation for profits made from direct use of her
Editing of the human genome in the past has been only a sight seen in dystopia works such as Brave New World. Now, genetic enhancement is a prevalent today and people are beginning to realize the issues that can arise from creating these designer babies. Gene editing can be helpful to eradicate life changing disabilities. Yet, the term disability does not correctly label these differently abled people, as the idea of what is considered disabled has changed overtime. To fully understand the consequences and implications of genetic selection and enhancement of human embryos, society must mature and declare lines of what is and is not ethically moral.
There are ethical challenges as the technology develops, such as the autonomous machines may supersede humans and threaten human existence, and new DNA-based treatment might be the trigger of privacy problems. First, ethics is the philosophical study that deals with what is morally right and wrong in wide scale not only in the scientific field, but also in public, and ethical problems occur as the new technology emerges. Emerging technology includes new technologies and technologies that are starting to be used. For instance, fuel-cell vehicles, artificial intelligence the digital genome, and robots are the emerging technologies. (Al-Rodhan 2).