Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma - Online Term Paper

Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma



Chemistry 104
Prof. Holme

In 1951 Carl Djerassi, with the Mexican pharmaceutical company Syntex,
developed the first oral contraceptive by synthesizing and altering the natural
hormone Progesterone into a superpotent, highly effective oral progestational
hormone called "norethindrone".
Admittedly, the dynamics and importance of this find were astounding,
since before this the only means of contraception was abortion, and even that
was not legalized at the time.
The race to produce this synthetic agent was highly competitive, being
sought after by many pharmaceuticals throughout the world, and for a small
fledgling company in Mexico of all places to find it first only added to ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

before hand, and this to me is the great
tragedy of most scientific discovery, since I firmly believe each scientist is
responsible for that which he creates.
Djerassi does confront a few questions of ethics and morality after the
fact.
On page 61, in chapter 6, he reflects on the argument of the use of poor
Mexican and Puertorrican women for preliminary experiments. Is this just
another manifestation of exploitation of the poor?
Djerassi says absolutely not.
Yes, the poor our the initial guinea pigs for research but this is no
different from what dentists, barbers, and young surgeons do. All of these
groups use the poor to hone their skills, not because of the poor women's
ignorance but because middle class, suburbanite, white women are unlikely to
volunteer their services for the sake of science.
My main problem with this is that he claims they will not "volunteer"
their services. Of course not, they are aware of the possible detrimental
effects of such ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.


Already a member? Login


CITE THIS PAGE:

Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma. (2007, August 29). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Through-A-Narrow-Chink-Ethical-Dilemma/70377
"Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 29 Aug. 2007. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Through-A-Narrow-Chink-Ethical-Dilemma/70377>
"Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma." Essayworld.com. August 29, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Through-A-Narrow-Chink-Ethical-Dilemma/70377.
"Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma." Essayworld.com. August 29, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Through-A-Narrow-Chink-Ethical-Dilemma/70377.
JOIN NOW
Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays


PAPER DETAILS
Added: 8/29/2007 11:23:48 PM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Free Paper
Words: 1217
Pages: 5

Save | Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS
Save and find your favorite essays easier

SIMILAR ESSAYS
» Greece 2
» American Exceptionalism
» Brutus Character Analysis
» Baseball, History Of
» Kurds - A People Without A Sta
» History Of Photography
» Great Issues In Western Civili
» Risks of Euthanasia
» Sir Anton Dolin
» Intelligence 2
Copyright | Cancel | Contact Us

Copyright © 2024 Essayworld. All rights reserved