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Describe what the issue or decision of consideration is. Identify
who is involved in making the decision and who is affected by
the decision(s),who are the stakeholders. Identify any and all
alternatives in choice. Offer your opinion relative to decision
making and choice.
Bioethical Analysis Worksheet Scenario
Chang and Fang Yin are a married couple living in
China. They have decided to have a child and Fang Yin is at a
stage in her pregnancy where the sex of the child can be
determined. China is one of the most heavily populated
countries in the world, and as a result the “One Child Policy”
was put in place by the Chinese government. The policy was to
ensure that China, a country that has historically been prone to
severe famine and flooding, would be able to feed it’s people.
The rapid population growth that occurred after the Communist
Party came to power had put a strain on the government’s
efforts to help it’s people. So in an attempt to combat the
widespread poverty and improve the overall quality of life, the
“One Child Policy” was gradually adopted. Chinese families
overwhelmingly prefer male children to female children and as
a result, female infanticide has increased. Also many people
criticize the fact that abortions are often forced on women who
are visibly pregnant with their second child. This often includes
very late term abortions and there have been reports of mass
sterilizations in rural areas as well. Fang Yin is under a lot of
pressure from her husband and his family to have a boy to carry
on the family name. They have told her that if she finds out the
sex of her baby and it is a female, then she should take the
proper steps to terminate the pregnancy and the family will even
pay the cost of this. Fang Yin doesn’t care what sex the child is,
she just wants a healthy baby. The issue is whether or not to
determine the sex of the child while in the womb.
Hindu Gods and Goddesses
September 24, 2018
I. These are names of the Gods and Goddesses on the
following page:
A. Trimuti (3 distinct gods are here)
B. Ganesha
C. Lakshmi
D. Kali
E. Hanuman
II. Do a little research on each god. Find and learn their
names. What are the symbols usually associated with these
gods? What are their powers? What is their popularity among
Hindu people today?
III. Develop your findings into a nice paragraph or two for
each God.
25 points/Friday 28 September, 2018
Study points or things you ought to know……..
• Hinduism is one of the oldest known organized religions—
its sacred writings date as far back as 1400 to 1500 B.C. It is
also one of the most diverse and complex, having millions of
gods. Hindus have a wide variety of core beliefs and exist in
many different sects. Although it is the third largest religion in
the world, Hinduism exists primarily in India and Nepal.
• The main texts of Hinduism are the Vedas (considered
most important), Upanishadas, the Mahabharata, and the
Ramayana. These writings contain hymns, incantations,
philosophies, rituals, poems, and stories from which Hindus
base their beliefs. Other texts used in Hinduism include the
Brahmanas, the Sutras, and the Aranyakas.
• Hinduism views humankind as divine. Because Brahma is
everything, Hinduism asserts that everyone is divine. Atman, or
self, is one with Brahman. All of reality outside of Brahman is
considered mere illusion. The spiritual goal of a Hindu is to
become one with Brahma, thus ceasing to exist in its illusory
form of “individual self.”
• This freedom is referred to as “moksha.” Until moksha is
achieved, a Hindu believes that he/she will be repeatedly
reincarnated in order that he/she may work towards self-
realization of the truth (the truth being that only Brahman
exists, nothing else). How a person is reincarnated is
determined by karma, which is a principle of cause and effect
governed by nature's balance. What one did in the past affects
and corresponds with what happens in the future, past and
future lives included.
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