The Role of Law as a Reflection of Social Change and Society�s Attitudes: Homosexual Rights and Euthanasia in The Netherlands
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This is a 9 page paper discussing how the homosexual right laws and euthanasia laws in The Netherlands reflect society�s attitudes. Two basic perspectives are considered in regards to the role of the law in society. One is that the role of the law is to reflect society�s attitudes and throughout the process of social change through history, so too will the law reflect these changes. On the other hand, some governments or countries believe that the role of the law is to force or control social change. In the latter case, the law may or may not change through the process of social change. In today�s society, laws generally reflect society�s attitudes and social change as can be seen in the constantly changing, amending, updating and reversal of many of the laws which used to be enforced. These transitions in the law as a reflection of social change can be seen in some of the recent changes in laws pertaining to homosexual partnerships and euthanasia in The Netherlands. Changes in the law reflect societal attitudes to the extent where countries which have changed their laws to suit society�s changing attitudes are seen as more open and accepting of societal changes than those which do not. There are also some countries in which the law remains a controlling force for social change as seen in the one child policy in China. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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The Use of Stem Cells
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A Theological and Ethical Debate; This 5 page paper consider the views regarding the use of stem cells and the debate that is currently raging. The writer uses Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum in order to give a basis to the theological arguments as well as current sources. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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To See or Not To See
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This 5 page paper outlines Oliver Sack's essay "To See or Not To See," with a focus on the way he strips away a myth, namely that to regain your vision, when you have been blind for years, is to regain a capacity to understand what you see. Specifically, this essay considers whether the subject of Sack's essay, Virgil, was well advised to have eye surgery that resulted in the regaining of his vision, and whether the outcome of this surgery was successful. No additional sources cited.
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Tort Of Negligence
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8 pages in length. A fast-paced society is at risk for multiple negligent issues, not the least of which concerns that of medical negligence. Australia is just one of many countries that have fallen victim to overworked, undertrained practitioners whose focus is not always upon the patient's best interests. Personal and professional distractions, as well as the inability to spend adequate time with each patient, are just some of the reasons cited for the conspicuous increase in medical negligence. What determines whether or not an individual seeks legal compensation when medical negligence has occurred? Are there certain issues that openly sway one's decision as to take action? Clearly, several factors exist within the boundaries of medical negligence that help determine if a patient is going to sue, including the patient/doctor relationship, how the doctor responds to the claim of negligence, as well as the ethical nature of the situation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Practice
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An 8 page research paper that investigates the issue of whether or not to use physical restraints on a patient. The writer offers a literature review on this topic and discusses professional guidelines that indicate when this is appropriate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Virtue ethics and cloning
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A paper which looks at some of the issues surrounding human cloning from the perspective of a system of virtue ethics, contrasting Christianity with Western liberalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Voluntary Sterilization Of A Young, Unmarried Man: Ethical Considerations
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6 pages in length. Gregory X, who is twenty-five years old, unmarried, and childless, wants a vasectomy. He goes to Dr. H, a urologist in a clinic in a large city hospital, because he cannot afford the surgery elsewhere. He tells Dr. H that he decided, after several years of thought, never to be a parent. The vasectomy will now ensure that and make it necessary for any woman he loves to run the various risks associated with the available means of contraception. Dr. H has doubts about performing the surgery on a young, unmarried man. He asks Gregory X to consider the feelings of a possible future wife who will not have any say about the sterilization decision. Gregory X insists on the surgery. What, if any, ethical obligation is Dr. H under with regard to performing � or not performing the surgery? Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway: An Analysis of Both Sides
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A 5 page paper which analyzes both sides, society's and the individual's, of the issue concerning life decisions as they relate to refusing life support systems, as presented in the play "Whose Life Is It Anyway." No additional sources cited.
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Why Human Cloning Should Not Be Permitted
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This 9 page paper investigates the subject and argues that cloning should not be allowed due to the fact that it is not fool proof and raises many moral and religious concerns. Scientific information about the ramifications of human cloning are included. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Why Surrogate Parenting is Immoral
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This 8 page paper ultimately argues against surrogate motherhood but looks at both sides of the issue. Various positions are explored. Kantian ethics, Utilitarianism and Ayn Rand's views are all considered and applied to the topic. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA219sur.rtf

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