Exam 9: Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Advancing Science and Technologies

An adult patient with lymphoma has an autologous (self-donated)cell transplant following a course of chemotherapy.This situation poses an ethical dilemma.

The Assisted Human Reproduction Act defines a fetus as "a human organism…beginning on the fifty-seventh day following fertilization…and ending at birth."

Which of the following factors must be considered in ethical decisions regarding interventions and preterm neonates?

A preterm infant at 23 weeks of gestation should be given comfort care only,because it would not be considered viable.

Which of the following is the most significant in terms of ethical debate or potential ethical dilemmas?

Which of the following statements is true of the feminist view as an ethical perspective of reproductive technology?

Which of the following is the strongest argument against egg donation?

A pediatric patient's cancer treatments will likely result in infertility.In this context,what is the most significant ethical issue concerning the cryopreservation of sperm or eggs for future use?

Which of the following statements is reflective of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004)?

A 23-year-old female patient who is the victim of a motor vehicle accident arrives in the Emergency Room,where she dies from her injuries.It is acceptable at this stage to retrieve her eggs at her husband's request.

Predictive testing for genetic conditions or illnesses raises an individual's awareness of risk and therefore reduces the opportunity for related ethical issues.