Further ethical issues raised by hair analysis for drugs

Ethical issues raised by genetically modified microorganisms

Unlike experiments carried out on humans and animals, applications involving microorganisms and their genetic modification do not cause pain and suffering as generally understood. The ethical problems raised by genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) therefore mainly related to the impact they have on the Earth's biosphere. As microorganisms can be found everywhere, including in the ecologic...

Issues raised by "incidental findings" and their ethical implications.

Toward a constructional approach to social problems: ethical and constitutional issues raised by applied behavior analysis.

Concepts of social power and its allocation are currently being applied to many social issues. In a related manner, questions are being increasingly raised with regard to the constitutional and human rights of prisoners, menta1 patients, and other subjects of institutional control. It is only to be expected, given this intellectual and social climate, that behavior modification procedures used ...

Ethical issues raised by the introduction of payment for performance in France

CONTEXT In France, a new payment for performance (P4P) scheme for primary care physicians was introduced in 2009 through the 'Contract for Improving Individual Practice' programme. Its objective was to reduce healthcare expenditures while enhancing improvement in guidelines' observance. Nevertheless, in all countries where the scheme was implemented, it raised several concerns in the domain of ...

Addressing the ethical, legal, and social issues raised by voting by persons with dementia.

This article addresses an emerging policy problem in the United States participation in the electoral process by citizens with dementia. At present, health care professionals, family caregivers, and long-term care staff lack adequate guidance to decide whether individuals with dementia should be precluded from or assisted in casting a ballot. Voting by persons with dementia raises a series of i...