No sources needed, Informed Consent Essay Prompt
Directions:
1. Compose your answer for the essay question below by May 29, 2022.
2. Submit your essay as a pdf document using the assignment link in Assignments.
3. The essay must be no more than three pages in length, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins. Advice:
(1) Accurately and robustly represent positions you disagree with. (2) Carefully follow the essay instructions, completing each of the required sections and staying within the length requirement. (3) Read your essay out loud to yourself or to someone else to detect unclear writing. (4) Explain things in such a way that your essay is understandable to a reasonable person who is not acquaintedwith the readings from this class.
Essay #1-Medical Paternalism
(1) Identify and discuss morally relevant features of the situation below (i.e., specific details about the situation that are morally significant) (worth 2 points) and (2) incorporate a discussion of the positions of two of the following sets of authors of readings assigned for class: Goldman, Ackerman, or Faden and Beauchamp. Do not simply identify what two of these
authors would say is right to do in this case but also rehearse the major reasons they would provide in support of their position (4 points). (3) Then, carefully explain what you think Dr. LeMarke should do and why. Relate your own account of what should be done to the two authorΒs views discussed in (2), explaining in what respects you agree or disagree with each and why (4 points). (Your answer should be no more than three pages long with double spaced text, 12 point Times New Roman font, and 1 inch margins.)
with the readings from class.
Grading scale:
3. Remember that you may complete only two of the four essay assignments for this class, so whether you complete this essay or two others is your choice.
Advice:
(1) Accurately and robustly represent positions you disagree with. (2) Carefully follow the essay instructions, completing each of the required sections and staying within the length requirement. (3) Read your essay out loud to yourself or to someone else to detect unclear writing. (4) Explain things in such a way that your essay is understandable to a reasonable person who is not acquainted with the readings from class.