Principle of Bioethics
autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice
What are the 4 pillars of Bioethics?
This is the process of using animals in scientific research.
What is animal testing?
This branch of science examines moral questions and dilemmas related to medicine, biology, and research.
Bioethics
What disease did Henrietta have?
Cervical cancer
This bioethical principle requires equitable distribution of resources, treatments, and healthcare services, ensuring fairness and avoiding discrimination.
What is justice?
This is the process of transplanting animal organts, tissues, or cells into humans to address the shortage of human organs.
What is xenotransplantation?
The bioethical principle that requires scientists and doctors to “do no harm.”
non-maleficence?
The main bioethical principle violated when Henrietta Lacks’ cells were taken without her permission.
Respect
This ethical theory suggests that the morally right action is the one that maximizes overall happiness and minimizes suffering.
What is utilitarianism?
This is what approves animal and human research studies.
What are ethics committees, internal review boards, and federal oversight agencies?
This bioethical principle focuses on ensuring that the benefits and burdens of medical research are shared fairly.
Justice?
This bioethical principle supports the use of HeLa cells because they led to major medical breakthroughs such as the polio vaccine.
What is beneficence?
Bioethics is a subdivision of this branch of philosophy
What is applied ethics?
This happens to animals after they are done being tested on.
What is euthanization?
This bioethical requirement ensures participants understand risks, benefits, and alternatives before agreeing to take part in research.
What is informed consent?
Two bioethical principles that directly conflict in the HeLa case, creating an ethical dilemma with no perfect solution.
Beneficence and respect?
The word bioethics is drived from the Greek words 'bios' meaning this and 'ethos' meaning this.
What is 'life' and 'ethics' ?
This organization is responsible for collecting data on animal testing in the Australia (NHMRC). Points for the correct title from this acronym.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
This bioethical principle is violated when researchers hide information or mislead participants, even if the research produces positive outcomes.
What is integrity?
Even though HeLa cells saved millions of lives, this bioethical principle argues that the research process was still unethical due to lack of honesty and transparency.
Integrity