Medical Ethics: Reflective Essay #2 on the Therapy/Enhancement Distinction

Directions: Respond to the statement written below in 1 to 1 and 1/2 pages. Use standard 12 point font, double-spacing, and 1 inch margins. This essay is very brief, and hence you do not need an introduction of more than two or three sentences. In your introduction you should state whether you agree or disagree with the following statement, and briefly list the reasons that you will develop in defense of your position in your body paragraphs. Your body paragraphs should be roughly five to six sentences a piece and each one must develop one of the arguments in defense of your position that you have mentioned in the introduction. A conclusion is not necessary.

"It is unethical to devote a significant portion of our countries medical resources to the enhancement (as opposed to therapy) of our mental and physical abilities."