Is human genetic enhancement a morally justifiable practice?
Your outline should be approximately 1-2 pages in length and should include the major points and arguments
you intend to include in your presentation.
Your presentation must follow this outline:
I. Title Slide - This first slide must include the presentation title, your full name, and the date.
II. Body Slide- The next slides will contain an explanation and summary of both sides of the issue. Use your
research to objectively (your opinion will come later) present the facts and opinions of both sides fairly. In your
slides, cite (current APA format) the research you use, including citations. Your explanation and summaries
should be in-depth, thus taking up several slides (should be 3+ slides). Use the notes section of the slide if you
feel the slides are becoming crowded with too much text. Relate any principles, concepts, or information from
your textbook into your presentation.
III. Reference Slide - This next slide must list all sources in the current APA format.
IV. Opinion Slide - This next slide is your opinion. Present your own opinion about the controversy. You must
explain why you believe what you do. Also, tie your opinion to one or more of the ethical approaches discussed
in the textbook. State this ethical approach on the slide and explain why the approach is the right. Ex.
"Utilitarian approach" focuses on consequences of abortion, more infant deaths vs. reduced back-alley deaths;
deontology approach, does a fetus have rights vs. rights of mother; etc. Use the text or another professional
source to support your stance. Be sure to properly cite your sources accordingly.
V. Conclusion and Discussion Questions Slide - Provide a summary of your presentation and close your
presentation with three discussion questions about the topic. Think about these questions. Your questions must
be ethically challenging and tough. You want your questions to really invoke a great deal of discussion.
Topic: (Human) Genetic Enhancement
Presentation Issue/Question: Is human genetic enhancement a morally justifiable practice?
Please make sure to focus on the ethics of the issue (rather than solely things like the legal or religious
aspect), and please hit on the provided "hint" provided with the topic.
Sample Solution