Can somebody recommend an ethical subject for me to write essay on????

[tiredemma]

have to write a 2000 word essay on an ethical subject ie- abortion, stem cell research, euthanasia.

can anybody suggest an ethical subject for me to do? want my work to stand out!!

ta.

Mass food production

Is killing in the name of religion ever acceptable?

well, interesting you should say that moondog, because while doing research on what to do, i came across some bits on 'war'- war in the name of religion would be very interesting.

animal testing on life saving medecine

provision of drugs to breast cancer sufferers etc ie expensive, unlisenced potentially life prolonging drugs

Who's embryos?

I did one on embryonic stem cell research last month. It seemed quite a good subject, although I also fancied doing theraputic cloning.

My friends picked - improper use of sperm, facial transplants and animal rights

spagblog- are you doing an access course?

Is there ever such a thing as a 'just war'?

Is it acceptable to use 'left-over' frozen embryos for medical research?

Heard an interesting one on the radio the other day... If terrorists (a la 9/11) had hijacked an aircraft and were flying it towards a crowded football stadium (say, the world cup final), would it be acceptable to shoot down the aircraft (taking the terrorists with it, but also, say, 100 innocent people) in order to save the lives of, say, 2000 innocent people in the football stadium? (Sorry for the long question, but an interesting one.)

Yup! Access to Natural Science - you can tell can't you!

What about something topical? Should a woman have the right to have embryos implanted if her relationship with her partner is over but that is the only way she can have children?

these are all really interesting subjects- i going to have a hard time choosing what to do.

i like the war one, but think that the frozen embryos one is also good.

Designer babies and or Human cloning?

What on earth is an "improper use of sperm"?

Cloning is a good one - what rights should clones have etc etc. Is therapeutic cloning ok? Reproductive cloning?

war

The mind boggles, Mercy!

sorry - didn't read the whole thread!

also topical shooting of potential suicide bombers (Ok so Met completely bungled it (to say the least in recent case but in a 'real' suicide bomber case - how much 'evidence' should be required?)

Would this be of any help

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I think that female circumcision would be a good one to take on, it will definately make your essay stand out as I think most people will automatically do an essay on the current topics that have been mentioned so far.

LOL! We had a giggle at the thought of what an improper use of sperm could be, but apparently the girl used the Boris Becker paternity case, where the woman used sperm gained from oral sex to have a baby.

ia that how the woman got pregnant? bizarre.

Is that true about the woman who had Becker's baby? How disgusting and scheming of her!

I have no idea...That was how it was explained to me!
I thought improper use of sperm might be putting in a face cream

tired emma - what subject are you studying? A lot of the things suggested are medical related -are you studying nursing/medecine or is that just coincidence that that it what people have suggested? If you are looking for something medical related how about criteria used for allocating how resources are used in the NHS? ie expensive drugs such as the breast cancer one, the name of which i can't remember, and inter-feron for MS (there must be more). The National Institute for Clinical Excellence produces guidelines which you could use as a starting point.

Probably the best thing to do would be something that you could easily resource with quotes / readings etc, but could also bring right up to date with current protests.

EG: Abortion - considering the new South Dakota laws.

Animal Rights - Considering the Oxford lab protests (and throw in a bit of Peter Singer!)

IVF - The current case of that woman who has just been refused to use the sperm of her ex.

I don't know what subject you are doing this for, but I teach Religious studies (Ethics) and our usual advice is to stick to a standard topic, so that you can get your solid foundations but bring it bang up to date with a contemporary issue.
HTH

Is it ethical to keep seriously ill babies on indefinite life support even where there is no chance of them living? There are several current cases e.g. Charlotte Wyatt and baby mb.