NURS 330 Legal and Ethical issue in Nursing
Task:
Among the questions associated with the increasing use and sophistication of reproductive technologies are the following:
• Is it the right of every human being to have a child?
• Do we have a right to control the genetic attributes of our children?
• Is it right to use technology to sustain life at all costs regardless of the quality of that life? (Keatings and Adams, 2019).
Outcomes
By the end of this lesson students should have a firm understanding of:
• The scope and ethical implications of the Human Genome Project
• Legislation regulating the use of stem cells
• Ethical issues involving the use of stem cells
• Reproductive technologies, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization and surrogacy
• The ethical implications of these technologies
• The provisions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act of 2004
• The distinction between rights and obligations in health care
• Confidentiality and the right to privacy
• Ethical challenges associated with the duty to disclose health information
The sequencing of the human genome offers benefits in fields ranging from molecular medicine to human evolution. The Human Genome Project can therefore assist us to:
• Understand the genotyping of specific viruses to direct appropriate treatment
• Identify mutations linked to different forms of cancer
• Design more effective medications
• Advance forensic applied sciences
