Ethical Issues
... The articles serve as examples of how some researchers push the limits of accepted ethical medical research, while others create guidelines in hopes of preventing researchers from crossing over ethical research boundaries. This analysis will discuss the ethical issues raised in the articles, the effect these issues have on the research process, and our opinions regarding the issues. Ethical Issues Discussed in the Articles The push for science and technology to work with each other rather than against one another is continuing. ... This however brings up some other issues of ethical practices. ... Ruth Maklin from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY stated that, “performing a surgical procedure that has no expected benefit violates ethical and regulatory principles” (Health Week, 2003). ... The Pontifical Academy for Life clearly states that “when technology is not used within a precise ethical framework, or for the good of all men, or if benefits are achieved for some to the detriment of others, that technology is morally objectionable" (Zenit, 2003).