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Wycliffe Barongo Obiko @Barongo (29) • Nairobi, Kenya 23 Feb 23

Designer babies is the concept of genetically modifying the DNA of embryos during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process to create a baby with specific desired traits. These traits could include physical characteristics such as...

genetic engineering

ethics of biotechnology

human enhancement

reproductive technology

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Will you ever consider mercy killing?

Ladyslipper @Ladyslipper (1327) • Philippines 21 Jan 10

Some people consider mercy killing as normal while others consider it as taboo and against medical ethics. Medical practitioners vowed that they will save people lives so it has been a long time debate whether it is acceptable for...

medical ethics

medical practitioners

mercy killing

taboo

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Glenn Beck's "Medical Experts" Against Health Care Reform...

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 27 Nov 09

On several different occasions while channel surfing I have stopped on Glenn Beck's show on Fox News when he's had a group of doctors as his guests talking down health care reform, at least any form of it that's been proposed by...

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Whoa! Talk about an eye opener!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 20 Apr 09

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=490866 Hastening death to 'harvest' organs Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 4/17/2009 5:40:00 medical doctors checkupEthics questions are being raised concerning a Canadian baby...

harvesting organs

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the medical lottery

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Women turn to Internet for Abortion

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 11 Jul 08

Women in countries where abortion is restricted or illegal are turning to the Web for abortion inducing medications. * The website Women on Web offers the drugs required online for $110. Taken in combination, up to the ninth...

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Assisted suicide

candy111 @candy111 (240) • Philippines 18 Aug 07

Who here believes if its the wish of someone to die but she is unable to do it herself, would you help her do it? As a doctor, given the Hippocratic Oath, would you take part in assisted suicide? Why and Why not?

assisted suicide

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suicide

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Organ Donations

lauriefnp @lauriefnp (5109) • United States 14 Dec 06

If you were going to die within 1 year without an organ transplant (for example a liver or kidney) and the only available matching organ was from an HIV positive donor, what would you do? This is hypothetical, of course; at this...

ethics

medical ethics

organ transplant

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