Organ Allocation (PP12)

Policies that guide the distribution or allocation of organs have always been controversial. Please read the articles below and discuss how organs should be allocated in the US and why?

Ethics of Organ Transplants (About.com summary)
The Waiting Game (PBS)
Distributing Donor Organs (PBS)
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
About Organ Allocation (Transplant Living)
Organ Allocation Issues (Miracosta College)
Controversies in Organ Donation (Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation Journal)
Infant Heart Transplant Controversy (US News)
Human Organs for Sale (New Internationalist)
Do US Hospitals Push Organ Black Market (CBS News)
So What About Mickey Mantle (Wordpress Donate Life Blog)
Natalie Cole Kidney came From Deceased Fan (CNN)
Jobs Travel to Transplant Mecca Shows System Flaws (Bloomberg)
Britain to Outlaw Most Private Organ Donations (Yahoo! News)


Due July 18, 2012

Health Care Reform Part Two (PP11)

Read the articles below and discuss the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the Affordable Care Act.

Kaiser Family Foundation
The Jurist
NY Times
The Nation

Due July 17, 2012

Health Care Reform (PP10)

Is healthcare a fundamental right or is it a privilege? Defend your position.

Due July 15, 2012

Alternative Medicine (PP9)

Should publicly funded health programs pay for alternative services and treatments that have not been tested in controlled clinical settings? Why or why not?


Due July 15, 2012