A) In his book, The Language of God, Francis Collins lists the four foundational principles that undergird the foundations of bioethical thought. Name and offer a definition for these four principles.
B) Consider the biological status of a human embryo generated by IVF. When generated for the purpose of isolating human stem cells, the embryo is destroyed in the process of isolating those cells. The stem cells have the potential to treat diseases like Parkinson's Disease. Do you feel that this type of use of human embryos is a violation of any of the four principles you've defined in A? Offer a full discussion of this ethical dilemma.
1. The four principles
are
a) Respect for autonomy: There must be complete freedom
in decision making at personal level
b) Justice: There must be fair, moral, and impartial
treatment for everyone
c) Beneficence: It must be mandatory to treat all
individuals in their best interest
d) Nonmaleficence: no harm should be done
2. Yes it is violation of principle of justice because
in order to save other injustice is done to a life form which has
not taken birth and is unable to defend itself.
A) In his book, The Language of God, Francis Collins lists the four foundational principles that...