Procreative

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PCE Procreative Technology

The desire to have children at an appropriate time is very important to us as Christians. As technology has aided in this process, it has also introduced a number of ethical quagmires. This section must include the following:

1. A statement concerning a general view of procreative technology in light of the moral objections often raised (see reading).

2. An affirmation of the moral safeguards necessary to limit technology (what standards or limitations are necessary)

3. Your position on birth control in general and the particular methods you consider acceptable and unacceptable.

4. Your view on artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy parenting.

Access Control #2

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What are the issues and root causes that necessitates the enactment and/or establishment of Federal, state and local government laws, and the establishment of regulations and policies for access control? Cite such laws, regulations and policies in your particular state.  200-to-300 words with  properly formatted in-text citation and scholarly reference. 

Earth Evolution/Discussion

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You will be doing a bit of research to examine the evidence for and against the modern earth being in the middle of the sixth mass extinction.  Tying in to this is the idea of human-induced climate change.

Remember, a mass extinction event occurs when there is a widespread and relatively rapid loss of species, or higher-level organisms, on the earth. Approximately 98% of all species that have ever existed on the earth are now extinct, so a loss of a handful is not anything new. However, when the rate of extinction is much higher than the rate of speciation, or creation of new species, then we enter into a mass extinction event.

Using only reliable national and international news sources, along with scientific journal articles, research the current rate of extinction on the earth. Many websites will post sensationalist headlines, such as Earth to Die in Current Biodiversity Crisis, to get your attention. Be aware that many of these websites are trying to draw traffic to earn money, and they are not basing their evidence on actual facts, so be wary as you search, and always back up any opinions you have with facts you have learned in your research.

Questions that need to be answered as a discussion

In your opinion, are we currently in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? List at least three pieces of evidence to back up your claim.

How do you think our current biodiversity crisis will affect humans?

Should we worry about climate change? Why or why not? What worries you the most and what should we do to mitigate?

You will sometimes hear the argument that extra CO2 is good for plants, crops, and trees because it will increase photosynthesis. Using evidence from your research, choose a side to this argument and briefly give an explanation.

Embryo Project Encyclopedia)

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Response Paper 4: by Nathalie Antonios and Christina Raup (Embryo Project Encyclopedia)

Read the case summary and address the following questions:

1. What 2 principles are in conflict in this case? Support your answer.

2. What are some red flags you see in how the trial came about and the persons involved?

3. Do you think forced sterilization of those deemed genetically inferior is an appropriate way to deal with the disease?

Questions to consider:

1. How much do you think the decision to treat Carrie as feebleminded was based on a moral evaluation of her unwed pregnancy (and her mothers moral background)? Do you think this raises questions about the other 60,000 institutionalized patients who were sterilized between 1927 and 1974?

2. The court argued that forced sterilization as necessary for the public good was similar to forced vaccination. Do you think that argument is successful? In what ways are forced sterilization and forced vaccination analogous and disanalogous?