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Material Type: Exam; Professor: Kabasenche; Class: [H] Biomedical Ethics; Subject: Philosophy; University: Washington State University; Term: Spring 2009;
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Biomedical Ethics-PHIL 365 Spring 2009 Dr. Kabasenche Final Exam Review Sheet
--There are two parts to the final exam. Part I is an essay that you will prepare in advance using the prompt below. Part II will consist of short answer questions taken from the list of questions in the second part of this sheet. Part I will be very similar to the two papers you‟ve written this semester. Part II will be like the mid-term exam.
-Part I: Essay Please write a 2 to 3 page, double-spaced essay on the topic described below. The grading criteria for the essay will be the same as for the position papers you‟ve written (with the understanding that you have a limited space in which to make your case). As with the papers, I will look for a clear thesis in the introduction, reasons to support your thesis, consideration of one or more objections, and a clear, concise paper overall. You may have no more than 3 pages of text, plus a works cited page. Name on back as with the position papers. “Dr. Yury Verlinsky, director of the Reproductive Genetics Institute in Chicago, has recently predicted that soon „there will be no IVF without PGD‟” (President‟s Council on Bioethics (in Mappes and DeGrazia), 584). John Robertson says, “[s]ome degree of quality control would seem logically to fall within the realm of procreative liberty. For many couples the decision whether to procreate depends on the ability to have healthy children. Without some guarantee or protection against the risk of handicapped children, they might not reproduce at all” ( Children of Choice (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994), 33). Thomas Murray says, “[t]he emphasis here on control and choice does not fit well with our understanding of families. Good families are characterized more by acceptance than control. Furthermore, families are the preeminent realm of unchosen obligations” (Murry (in Mappes and DeGrazia), 554). Your question: Is IVF with PGD a morally good practice?
Part II: Short Answer Questions -For these, please be prepared to write a 2 to 5 sentence response that demonstrates your understanding of the issues involved and that answers the question posed. I‟ll have seven questions, taken from below, on this portion of the final exam, and you‟ll answer six of them.