Ethics in the Life Sciences

Ethics: A system defining right and wrong.

Every culture has its own system of ethics. Right and wrong behaviors can be very different from one culture to another. There can even be differences in ethics within a single culture. Many areas of disagreement are found in areas related to the life sciences.

Here are just a few areas in life science that involve ethics:

• Human life - abortion and euthanasia
• Heredity - parents and offspring
• Genetics - genetic engineering, manipulating genes, cloning, and stem cells
• Agricultural Biotechnology - improved crops and foods
• Human rights - for the group or the individua
• Animal rights - animal rights vs human rights
• Drug use - unlimited implications here
• Use of the environment - at what financial cost
• Quality of human existance - for which generation

Write an essay of at least four paragraphs supporting your position on the topic.

• The first paragraph is the introduction.
• The last paragraph is the conclusion.
• The middle paragraphs are the body.