Case 4 (by 25Jan15)

Respond to the questions at the end of the case, but do so:
* last name A-M from a utilitarian point of view
* last name N-Z from a virtue ethics point of view.

Then respond to a classmates' post in the opposite theory.  In other words, if you posted as a utilitarian, respond to someone who responded as a virtue ethicist.

Case 3 (by 23Jan15)

Respond to the questions at the end of the case.  Respond to 2 of your classmates' posts.

Current Events

*new* 4Feb15  HC
NYTimes: A Path for Precision Medicine

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/health/a-path-for-precision-medicine.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

The budget President Obama sent to Congress would establish a coordinated way for researchers to get genetic and clinical data on a million people.

*new* PAS  4Feb15
NYTimes: Lawsuit Seeks to Legalize Doctor-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients in NY

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/nyregion/lawsuit-seeks-to-legalize-doctor-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill-patients-in-new-york.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Under New York State law, any doctor who helps a terminally ill patient die by providing a fatal dose of medication can be prosecuted under the manslaughter statute.

 
 *new* Vaccines  4Feb15
NYTimes: Spreading Along With Measles: Polarization on a Hot-Button Issue

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/upshot/spreading-along-with-measles-polarization-on-a-hot-button-issue.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Extensive news coverage has helped fuel a backlash against the anti-vaccine movement that is likely to be counterproductive.

*new* Genetic Engineering 4Feb15
NYTimes: Britain Set to Approve Technique to Create Babies From 3 People

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/world/europe/britain-nears-approval-of-fertilization-technique-that-combines-dna-of-three-people.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

The House of Commons voted to allow the in vitro creation of embryos using the DNA of three people, a procedure that could prevent the inheritance of genetic diseases.

 

20Jan  Belgium's euthanasia law gives terminally ill children the right to die | PBS NewsHour

New law in Belgium allows terminally ill children the right to die 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/belgium-terminally-ill-children-right-die/

Q: do you think it is morally acceptable to allow dying children the right to assisted suicide?