The Case of Stem Cells Show That Evaluating Technology as a Social

question 21

Multiple Choice

The case of stem cells show that evaluating technology as a social experiment fails to solve the ethical questions because

• A) the debates between utilitarians and deontologists remain and are unresolved.
• B) this sort of experimentation does not involve informed consent.
• C) the length of the experiment is too long.
• D) we already have moral agreement in this case.

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New Netherland

A colonial province on North America's East Coast in the 17th century, belonging to the Dutch Republic.

Dutch Empire

The territories and trading posts around the world that were controlled by the Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century, including colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

Populated Colony

A territory occupied and controlled by a foreign power that is significantly inhabited, often by settlers from the colonizing country or by indigenous peoples.

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