PHIL 2D03/RS 2C03/PS 2D03 Assignment 2: Dialectical Essay Value: 35% Length: Maximum length is 1750 words (typed,

double-spaced). Write the word count at the end of your paper. Essays which go over the word limit will be penalized. Due-Date: November 19. There is a 3% per day late penalty for unexcused late papers (that includes weekends). Instructions: Write a dialectical essay on one of the topics below. Make sure you give credit for the sources you use. You may use any standard academic format to cite your sources as long as it includes page numbers Write on one of the following: 1. Does a woman who has decided to bring a fetus to term have an obligation to refrain from activities which might harm that fetus (smoking, drinking, using drugs, etc.)? Suggested readings include Murray, Marquis, Warren and Sherwin Should early-stage Alzheimer patients be allowed to decide for themselves whether to volunteer for medical experimentation? Suggested readings include Drane, Kluge, Thomas and Freedman. Should the proxy of an patient who was never competent, be allowed to order the passive euthanasia of that patient? Suggested readings include Kluge. Is active voluntary euthanasia morally justified? Suggested readings include Callahan and Battin

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