Research Essay (RE)
● Select one of the questions to address in either the affirmative (“X can be ethically justified”) or the negative (“X cannot be ethically justified”) in (a minimum of) 1800 words. Support your conclusions with (a minimum of) five scholarly sources from course readings and/or independent research.
1. Can mandatory vaccinations for public health reasons be ethically justified?
2. Can transplanting scarce organs into individuals with addiction be ethically justified?
3. Can genomic editing of nonlethal diseases be ethically justified?
4. Can cognitive enhancement/diminishment be ethically justified?
5. Can parental refusal of life-saving treatment for religious reasons be ethically justified?
