Incident at morales engineering ethics

GENG 101 Ethics and the Engineering Profession Spring 2017 Homework #10: Incident at Morales Regarding the video on D2L Incident at Morales write a 2-3 page paper regarding the following questions: a) b) c) Identify at least seven (7) ethics issues which appear in this video. Describe each issue and briefly explain why the issue raises an ethical concern. (i.e., what aspect of the issue gives rise to a discussion of right and wrong?) Indicate what you consider to be the top three (3) ethical issues most responsible for the tragic accident. Considering your answer to part b), if you were Fred, what could you have done differently to potentially avoid the accident in Mexico? Paper format: Use one-inch margins (header, footer, sides), double-space, and 12 pt. font. http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/cases/my-sisters-keeper.cfm My Sister's Keeper Discussion Questions Note: PGD = Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, IVF = In vitro fertilization. 1) Given what you've just seen, which character are you most sympathetic to? Why? 2) Imagine you are the mother: while Kate is dying, you discover that Anna refuses to give Kate the last possible life-saving treatment. How would you react? How would you try to keep your family together? 3) Do you think it is ethical to design and conceive a child that meets specific genetic requirements? a) b) If so, is PGD ethical in all cases? (prevent miscarriages, prevent inheritable genetic diseases, sex selection for social reasons, etc) If not, do you believe there should be specific exceptions - such as saving another person's life or is this just a "slippery slope"? 4) Knowing what you now know about PGD, do you agree with the parent's choice to "design" Anna to save Kate? Is it ethically ok to screen embryos for desired genetic traits, and reject the "undesired" embryos? 5) How does the knowledge that Anna was conceived to save Kate affect Anna's and Kate's perceptions of themselves, and their relationship with each other? For instance, you might consider the following: a) b) c) Will Kate feel guilty knowing that Anna was created to save her life? What if Anna can't save Kate? Will Anna face lifelong psychological damage? Does Anna feel objectified as a "spare parts baby"? Does Kate feel objectified as a sick person? 6) Do you think the parents went too far in their concern for Kate by making Anna a savior for Kate? When is it too far to save one child by using the body of another? By taking umbilical cord blood? Bone marrow transplants? Kidney donation? After Anna has spoken up in opposition to any further use of her body? 7) Recall the physician in the movie who recommended PGD, an ethically questionable procedure, "off the record." If you were a physician, would you recommend PGD to a couple in a similar situation? Synopsis http://cmn4100msk.blogspot.com/ My Sister’s Keeper is a film about a couple whose lives are centered around their daughter Kate. From a young age, Kate was diagnosed with leukemia and doctors gave her little time to live. Her parents undertake a decision to duplicate Kate’s chromosomes by genetically conceiving another child, Anna, in order to use her anatomy to save Kate’s life. As the film progresses, Kate’s sister, Anna (the newly genetically created child), finds out about her conception, and later files a lawsuit against her own parents. Anna claims the lawsuit is for her ‘right to life’ and to grant her the decision-making privilege regarding what to do with her own body. This is what she has viewers believing until we later find out that the actual motivation behind the lawsuit was because Kate decides to end her life and put an end to her suffering. The family becomes torn between the tension of the lawsuit and struggling to keep Kate ‘happy’ and alive. 1 http://www.thebioethicsproject.