Research and analyze the ethical issues involved in a healthcare environment

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Healthcare professionals face ethical questions every day. This is particularly true for those whose scriptural worldview may seem unfamiliar, or even antagonistic, to the secular scientific community. This assignment asks you to research and analyze the ethical issues involved in a healthcare environment that poses such ethical challenges.

The Collins text explores a number of current healthcare topics that present bioethical issues, especially when viewed from a biblical worldview perspective:

  • Medical genetics
  • Personalized medicine
  • DNA testing
  • Stem cells and cloning
  • Genetic enhancement

Select one of these topics and provide critical analysis of (i) the ethical issues for society, (ii) the ethical issues for a Christian healthcare professional, and (iii) whether and how a Christian should participate in such efforts. Title your thread with the subject of the analysis and your conclusion (e.g., “Cloning, Ethical”).

Acceptable sources include books, legal and business journals, legal cases, the law (cases, statutes, regulations, etc.), the Bible, biblical commentary, etc. Dictionaries and other web sources that lack scholarly support are not acceptable sources. Any sources cited must be current to the issue (e.g. Bible commentaries may by applicable from any age, but articles discussing current legal or healthcare practices may no longer be relevant after 5 – 10 years).

A well-developed, complete worldview analysis of the situation requires more than simply adding a Bible verse at the end of the post. Each thread must include at least two separate verses from Scripture, quoted and applied as an integral part of the discussion of the applicable issues in the context of a biblical worldview. Each reply will include at least one Scripture verse integrated in the same manner.

Note: For Discussion: Personal Application, your analysis must be supported by at least four scholarly sources, including the textbook chapter(s) and the Bible, cited in current APA format. Each reply must be supported by at least four scholarly sources, including the textbook chapter and the Bible, cited in current APA format. Because this discussion is based on chapters within the textbook, the text will count as one of the four required sources.