Today's Date:
December 16, 2024
Empirical Evidence and Questions About Treatment for PTSD
One of the most challenging aspects of forming a system of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the depression and other problems associated with it is basing treatment on a set of reliable empirical data and theories. As it stands, despite the →
Social Worker’s Code of Ethics and HIV or AIDS Disclosure: A Hypothetical Case Study
One of the most challenging situations that a social worker can face involves making a decision about whether he or she should disclose information revealed by one client that could be emotionally or physically harmful to another patient; the dilemma →
Anti-Abortion Faulty Logic Revealed in APA Study of Effects of Abortion on Mental Health
A study released by the American Psychological Association (APA) based on several years of data posits the correlation that there is very little to no discernable direct effect on abortion and its long term consequences on the mental health of →
Biomedical Ethics and God: A Lack of Universals
The idea that that problems in biomedical ethics cannot be solved by secular theories but can only be assessed in terms of the assumption that the universal foundation of ethics and values (if such an ideology could exist) is the →
The Positive Aspects of Physician Assisted Suicide
Physician assisted suicide or euthanasia should be a right granted to all citizens who are suffering from a degenerative, painful, or fatal condition that would cause them to be unable to enjoy to enjoy their lives as healthy people do. →
The Multifaceted Argument for Advancing Stem Cell Research
Proponents on either side of the stem cell debate have been arguing for years about the ethical underpinnings of embryonic stem cell research. Those who are against such a practice must realize, however, that many of the fatal and debilitating →
Argument in Favor of Euthanasia or Physician Assisted Suicide (Annotated Bibliography Included)
In recent years, a great deal of public debate has swelled over the issue of euthanasia, also known as physician assisted suicide. Although the argument on both sides offer valid points, it is absolutely crucial that all human beings be →
The Need for FDA Regulation of the Dietary Supplement Industry
The dietary supplement industry has enjoyed record profits from their endless lists of new products aimed at treating or preventing a host of illness or conditions. While disease prevention and healthy living should be important to all Americans, however, these →
The Medical, Social and Economic Benefits of Genetic Engineering
Fifty years ago, the possibilities and potential benefits genetic engineering would have seemed straight out of science fiction. In the past 15 years, however, science has advanced significantly in the study and application of genetic engineering techniques for modifying many →
Right to Die Issues : Rationality over Religion
There are, perhaps, no issues that are quite as polarizing for human beings as those matters concerning the right to life, on the one hand, and the right to die, on the other. For people who come from religious traditions →
