You will write a 2-4 page essay (not including cover page and reference list) in
You will write a 2-4 page essay (not including cover page and reference list) in APA 7th edition format. The paper should not be written in 1st person but rather a persuasive paper with well-supported arguments – an example is below. The rubric for the paper is attached. This should be written as an essay and not structured in a question-and-answer format. facilitate the flow and organization of your writing.
Essay requirements:
PICK ONE SIDE IF YOU SUPPOR OR DONT SUPPORT.
Pick a specific topic in bioethics (example: Preimplantation embryo selection to eliminate Sickle Cell vs. Embryo selection)
Identify and discuss concerning issues that apply to this topic.
Discuss in-depth and apply a minimum of 2 principles of bioethics
The principles of bioethics are autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity
Apply an ethical theory to support your position
For the purposes of this course, the main ethical theories are deontology, utilitarianism, moral relativism, or justice theory, but you may use another if applicable.
Would the practice in your article be considered ethical? Explain why or why not and justify your rationale with peer-reviewed literature. You must take a stand and make an ethical argument. It is unacceptable to be neutral in this assignment.
A minimum of 3 journal article references (scholarly) are required for this assignment.
example of Well-supported argument:
The older adult population is rapidly growing (Ortman, Velkoff, & Hogan, 2014). While older adults prefer comfort over life-prolonging treatment (The Institute of Medicine, 2015; Wright et al., 2016), one-third of Medicare expenditures occur in the last year of life (Hogan, 2015). While the benefits of advanced care planning to reduce the intensity of care at the end-of-life has been well established (Abel, Pring, Rich, Malik, & Verne, 2013; Mack et al., 2012; Martin, Hayes, Gregorevic, & Lim, 2016), the evidence for the role of advance directive (AD) documents to impact care delivered in the acute care setting at the end-of-life is inconsistent (Dunlay, Swetz, Mueller, & Roger, 2012). The experience of dying in the United States continues to be an area of healthcare that must improve (The Institute of Medicine, 2015). Legislative actions, such as the Patient Self-Determination Act (American Bar Association, 2016), have emphasized increasing AD completion; however, before increasing efforts to complete these documents, further research is essential to better understand whether these documents impact care delivery.
