Day 6 Interpersonal (Medical Ethics Debate)

Medical Ethics

Globe and May Article, Globe and Mail. Friday, Feb 5th

Students will be shown a clip of the National News of February 5th regarding the 60 year - old woman who gave birth to twins through the process of in vetro fertilization.  After the story is complete the instructor shall provide extra information regarding the story and then pose the question:  Just because medical science allows us to do something, should we do it?

Journal Activity

The students will spend 20 minutes writing in their journals their thoughts regarding the news story.  They can also discuss other scientific/medical ethics questions such as cloning and abortion.

Debate

Students will be divided up into 2 groups depending on  their view point of the issue.  They will spend 20  minutes discussing the issue and recording their arguments. they will then debate the issue.