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Bioethics and Medical Ethics

The University of Southern Mississippi

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Ethical Implications Of Treatment For Gender Dysphoria In Youth, Kelsey Hayes Nov 2018

Ethical Implications Of Treatment For Gender Dysphoria In Youth, Kelsey Hayes

Journal of Health Ethics

This manuscript explores ethical implications on treatment for youth with diagnosed gender dysphoria. The ethical considerations outlined and analyzed in this essay involve illuminating an understanding of whether the administration of pubertal suppression with GnRH agonists, and cross-sex hormones to children with gender dysphoria is morally justified as treatment to manage their psychological distress, or if safer more understood alternatives exist. This essay emphasizes that as health care professionals we must ensure youth with gender dysphoria receive adequate medical treatment and care however, this essay concludes through extensive literature review, that the use of inconclusive and under researched methods to …

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Ethical Perspectives Of Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing, Pawan Acharya, Rupesh Gautam Jan 2015

Ethical Perspectives Of Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing, Pawan Acharya, Rupesh Gautam

Journal of Health Ethics

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, which evolved from genomics is not free from controversies and ethical dilemmas. Conduction of genetic testing without direct communication between the users and certified medical professionals has aroused many ethical concerns. We discuss some ethical dilemmas surrounding DTC genetic testing in terms of quality assurance of the test, information communication process of the result, confidentiality of test result and the right to privacy, cost and price regulations, and user safety and harm mitigation. DTC genetic testing lies in the middle of a clash between liberal trade policies and state’s regulations as a case of extreme paternalism. …

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