LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN EUTHANASIA

Legal, ethical, and social issues in human genome research.

In the past several decades, biological sciences have been revolutionized by their increased understanding of how life works at the molecular level. In what ways, and to what extent, will this scientific revolution affect the human societies within which the science is situated? The legal, ethical, and social implications of research in human genetics have been discussed in depth, particularly ...

ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Legal and ethical issues in fetal surgery

AIDS: social, legal, and ethical issues of the "third epidemic".

The "first" and "second" epidemics of AIDS are considered to be the spread of HIV infection and subsequent development of AIDS cases; what has been termed the "third epidemic" is the widespread economic, social, and cultural reaction to the disease, raising crucial social, humanitarian, and legal issues. This article deals with four questions arising from these issues: (1) What is the best publ...

Ethical, legal, and social issues: our children's future.

A convergence of issues suggests that protecting child health is not so much a matter of research, but rather a matter of policy and advocacy. First, we have well-articulated views of a vision for child health. Second, we have experience and toxicological research findings demonstrating the adverse health effects of hazardous chemicals on children and recognize that children are more sensitive ...

Nanotechnology: legal and ethical issues

K E Y W O R D S nanotechnology, regulation, risk, ethical issues DOI: 10.1515/emj-2016-0005 Corresponding author: Agnieszka Baran Bialystok University of Technology Faculty of Management e-mail: [email protected] received: 19 January, 2016 accepted: 29 February, 2016