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Medical decision making. Is informed consent still central to medical ethics? ; Should truth-telling depend on the patient's culture? ; Does direct-to-consumer drug advertising enhance patient choice?
End-of-life dilemmas. Have advance directives failed? ; Do standard medical ethics apply in disaster conditions? ; Should physicians be allowed to assist in patient suicide? ; Should doctors be able to refuse demands for "futile" treatment?
Choices in reproduction. Is abortion immoral? ; Should a pregnant woman be punished for exposing her fetus to risk?
Children, adolescents, and bioethics. Should adolescents be allowed to make their own life-and-death decisions? ; Is it ethical to use steroids and surgery to stunt disabled children's growth? ; Should vaccination for HPV be mandated for teenage girls?
Genetics. Is genetic enhancement an unacceptable use of technology? ; Are experiments that combine animal and human genes ethical?
Human experimentation. Should prisoners be allowed to participate in research? ; Should new drugs be given to patients outside clinical trials?
Bioethics and public policy. Does military necessity override medical ethics? ; Should performance-enhancing drugs be banned from sports? ; Is it ethical to remove patients' hearts for transplantation immediately after cardiac death? ; Should pharmacists be allowed to deny prescriptions on grounds of conscience? ; Should public health override powers over individual liberty in combatting bioterrorism?
End-of-life dilemmas. Have advance directives failed? ; Do standard medical ethics apply in disaster conditions? ; Should physicians be allowed to assist in patient suicide? ; Should doctors be able to refuse demands for "futile" treatment?
Choices in reproduction. Is abortion immoral? ; Should a pregnant woman be punished for exposing her fetus to risk?
Children, adolescents, and bioethics. Should adolescents be allowed to make their own life-and-death decisions? ; Is it ethical to use steroids and surgery to stunt disabled children's growth? ; Should vaccination for HPV be mandated for teenage girls?
Genetics. Is genetic enhancement an unacceptable use of technology? ; Are experiments that combine animal and human genes ethical?
Human experimentation. Should prisoners be allowed to participate in research? ; Should new drugs be given to patients outside clinical trials?
Bioethics and public policy. Does military necessity override medical ethics? ; Should performance-enhancing drugs be banned from sports? ; Is it ethical to remove patients' hearts for transplantation immediately after cardiac death? ; Should pharmacists be allowed to deny prescriptions on grounds of conscience? ; Should public health override powers over individual liberty in combatting bioterrorism?