Jean Howley Case

In her article “Gendered Racial Violence and Spatialized Justice,” Sherene H. Razack explores the murder of Pamela George; the way that her murderers’ sentences were lessened because of a variety of factors pertaining to Ms. George’s life; and the fact that the murderers were young, white, and middle-class men.

The debate has raged on for some time now concerning the ethical issues surrounding the trade in human organs. In the US, the sale of human organs for any economical or other benefits is prohibited. However, this law has done little to stop the trade in human organs. There are a number of fundamental issues that the National Organ Transplant Act seems to have ignored. Banning of the trade in human organs has opened up channels that have enabled the black market for human organs to flourish. According to the World Health Organization,

It’s always good to start investing money at an early age, however, it’s a hard start. Many banks have improved interest rates as well as no opening fees to start a savings account. Stocks, such as health and technology are also currently going up. Billy should start by saving small amounts of money per week for two years and placing it in a savings account. He should also buy health and tech stocks, such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and keep a diversified portfolio, along with buying bonds.

While the media and police made accusations towards JonBenet’s parents for her death, JonBenet’s parents were fighting to prove they were innocent through forensic evidence. The move from Atlanta, Georgia to Boulder, Colorado was meant to be a positive beginning for the Ramsey family, instead this move became a tragic nightmare for the Ramsey’s. In 1991, on Thanksgiving Day the Ramsey’s after a year of searching for a home in Boulder, CO., they were finally moving into a fixer upper. They had two children at the time of their move JonBenet who was one at the time and Burke who was three at the time also. With the move came a lot of changes

The novel raises the reader’s awareness of tissue ownership: should people have ownership over their own tissue or not? If the tissue belongs to us, like how we own a car or how we own a house, we should be able to have a say in what is done with it and not have it taken without consent. People should have the right

The American Medical Association’s Code of Ethics mandates that doctors tell their patients if their tissue samples are going to be used in research or will possibly lead to profits. Some post Nuremberg codes, such as the Declaration of Helsinki and the Belmont Report, say consent is required. These are not laws but ethical codes, but many institutions choose to get consent regardless. Issues on privacy are also resolved; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 prevents a privacy violation like the one that happened to the Lacks’ from occurring. Under the Common Rule, samples cannot be named using the donor’s initials, but instead by code numbers. The NIH has strict guidelines on tissue research, and it is illegal to sell tissues for medical treatments or transplants. In fact, under the Common Rule, people can even take their tissues out of research anytime they want to. There are many laws that protect patients and their rights, therefore new laws on tissue rights are unnecessary because there are already many proficient laws in

In March 2, 1963, eighteen-year-old Barbara Ann Johnson was accosted by a man who shoved her into his car, tied her hands and ankles, and drove her to the edge of the city, where he raped her. He then drove Johnson to a street near her home, letting her out of the car and asking that she pray for him. Phoenix police later picked up Ernesto Miranda for investigation of the Johnson’s rape and included him in a lineup at the police station. Miranda was identified by several women one of them identified him as the man who had robbed her at knifepoint a few months earlier, and Johnson thought he was the rapist. At trial, Miranda’s court-appointed attorney got the officers to admit that during the interrogation the defendant was not informed of his

This is the case of James Wilson a graduate student who is doing his internship and a local mental health agency. Although, his intentions are good he obviously has forgotten some of things he learned in his ethics and legal course. As we proceed through the case we will look at some of the behaviors James exhibits and participates in, and what are some of the ethical and legal codes he has violated. Then consider what disciplinary actions he could face because of his carelessness at the mental health agency.

In the article “Grisly Trade in body parts” by Linton Besser, Julie Robotham discussed a company dealing in human remains and how they tricked people. this article is an offensive to the company that produces these teeth to Australia and how they used the bodies legally but under sneaky pretenses. The main idea for this article would be to accuse and tell the story of this multinational medical company in the US being accused of selling therapeutic goods from improperly harvested human corpses. I believe that after reading this article about how they seem to be doing things legally. Bodies just sent to be plundered for reusable human tissue at forensic institutes in Ukraine without the families permission. The parts were then transported to

Karen Johnston is a director of a health planning agency which employs approximately 18 staff members and also serves on the Community Advisory Board (CAB). This program typically incorporates two student interns from her health planning agency. The CAB is a vital program as it advises the program faculty on issues that concern curriculum, internships, job placements, and scholarships.

Our topic is on organ transplant. We will focus on the process and ethical dilemmas surrounding it. Our group chose this topic because we care and understand that this can happen to our love ones. We want to raise our concern about this worldwide issue, and where the black market for organs come into play. The stakeholders include the people (donors or receivers), doctors, government, businesses, and experts. We will be focusing on the culture and the ethical issues that related to organ transplant, conflict of interests, ethics in the design phases, debt/ financing, and regulation. Since our topic is quite detailed, we will start with what is the precise definition of “brain death” in a heart beating body that is kept

For the next 50 years, donating one’s body for scientific cadaver use would become more acceptable and commonplace. However, it wasn’t until 1882 that a medical institution, the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, would offer a curriculum that incorporated cadaver dissection (Perry & Kuehn, 2006). It wouldn’t be until 1918 that an organization, The Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois, would manage the body donation program for medical research and educational institutions (The Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois, 2013).

This article holds that under certain circumstances, people should be allowed to donate their body parts to those who are in need. Three metaphors are presented to support the thesis. The gift metaphor holds that there is a general consensus that the body is a gift hence it is morally acceptable to donate them to people in need as a gift. The resource metaphor states that the state, authorities and the medical fraternity tend to perceive the body as a resource. The commodity metaphor holds that body organs are acutely scarce a situation that creates an extremely high demand from potential donors who are equally desperate to donate them to those in need. These metaphors suggest that donation of body parts to those in need is not only morally justifiable but also legally acceptable. It is very rational to donate a body part when the donor is well-informed that the transplant means giving life to another and that no suffering result from it. Organs are so valuable to be wasted because individuals neither think about the possibility of living after a transplant of after death.

Instead of focusing attention on the sale of human organs, resources would best be spent considering more ethical

Throughout much of human history, trade has been a vital part of our survival. Trades take place continuously today; whether they’re in-person with a friend, or across the ocean with a complete stranger. There are many forms of trade, most including the buying and selling of goods and services to benefit us in some way. When we think about trade, body parts aren’t typically the first thing to pop into our heads. It is not in the foreseeable future that Amazon will be adding them to its list of products any time soon, either. It may not be a widely recognized concept, but the practice of illegal organ trade is alive and well in the shadows of the law.