Radiolab 23 weeks 6 days/ CRISPER PAPER Instructions [20 point value]

Follow instructions: This paper should be 2 pages maximum length, double spaced, NOT single spaced.It must be typed, 12pt font, Times New Roman or Calibri, black ink on white paper, not back to back. Staple on the left, upper side. No title page. Hard copy only, no email papers will be accepted, no exceptions. The paper will be accepted before, or on, the due date and time only.

Number and type the question, then list the answer for each. Keep each answer brief, 1-2 sentences.

23 weeks 6 days..Name of baby is? ______.

  1. What is an egg donor? What does IVF stand for and what is it?
  2. What instrument was used to pick up the sound of the heartbeat of the fetus?
  3. The drug “Magnesium Sulfate was used for what?
  4. What is meant by VIABILITY, and where did the term emerge from? What was the goal of the court? When it was stated, “line is being drawn”, the line between what?
  5. At what stage are the air sacs formed and the fetus is thought to be able to breathe on its own?
  6. What is the MORAL QUESTION that arises as medical advancements and capabilities improve?
  7. What question did the doctor present to Kelly & Tom that only the parents can answer? List 2 possible consequences that may result from their decision.
  8. Fill in the blanks. The medical standard is if the baby is born before ______weeks, it’s considered a miscarriage, and if born after _____ weeks, then doctors feel morally obligated to save that life, no matter what the parents think. So the “Gray zone” is between ______? So, who decides if it’s in this gray zone?______Who should decide? ______
  9. Kelly & Tom were “terrified”. Of what?
  10. What does it mean when the babies declarethemselves.
  11. The nurses were superstitious about what? How did they behave to handle their superstition?
  12. What is the NICO unit?
  13. When Tom was feeling powerless, what action did he take to help him cope with the stress? Was the result positive or negative? How?
  14. What is the Hippocratic oath and what do physicians believe?
  15. There was a comment that the situation was different in the developed world compared to the undeveloped world. List 2 differences only.
  16. What was the explanation for why the baby lived beyond the surgery?
  17. What does the $14000 for 4 shots drug do for baby Juniper…decision of parents vs doctors. Who should pay the cost for these types of babies?

[3pts] Listen to the podcast Update:CRISPER (approximately 50 minutes)

  1. Describe what Crisper can do in 1-2 sentence.
  2. List one ethical question involved with using CRISPER?
  3. What does CRISPER stand for? Write/type it out. Sp 18