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    Argument Against Germ-line Genetic Enhancement

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Ali Hassanzadeh Asl, Pouria (Author) ; Taghavi, Mostafa (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this dissertation, we will attempt a discussion of some ethical implications of genetic enhancement and present an argument against certain group of enhancements. We will demonstrate that this discussion requires a distinction between therapy and enhancement, therefore the arguments for and againt this distinction will be examined but it will be adopted in the end based on its merits. We will also show how genetic enhancement is a real possibility that will be available for consumers in the near future; and how probing the ethical issues surrounding the technology is quite necessary. We will then turn our focus to different theories of normative ethics and an examination of their merits... 

    ?Euthanasia, Yes or No

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Hoseini, Safieh Sadat (Author) ; Hoseini, Hasan (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Euthanasia is one of the most controversial topics in medical ethics and in the areas of religion, law and ethics are studied .Different approaches to the authorities in case of euthanasia on the ballot, specifically rooted in the philosophical approach, to their beliefs and culture. According to the above description. The main objective of this paper is to study the philosophical approach of euthanasia. Therefore, this text answer three main questions. The first question will be discussed in the first chapter is that "How general philosophical issues applied to specific cases such as euthanasia?" The second question is about the definition and types of euthanasia .This question will be...