CedarEthics Online
CedarEthics Online is a collection of selected papers written by Cedarville University students. Bioethics deals with the important ethical issues related to life, health, and biotechnology.
The Center for Bioethics ceased operation in 2019.
Submissions from 2013
A Kantian Ethical Analysis of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Emily Delk
Having Babies: Personhood or Product?, Leanne N. Dykstra
End of Life and Saving Souls: Should a Desire for Converts Influence End-of-life Ethics?, Michelle E. Frazer
Morality of Contraceptives Based on When Personhood Begins, Joella R. Gerber
The Singer and the Violinist: When Pro-Abortion Ethicists Are Out of Tune, Tyler M. John
To Conceive or Not Conceive: A Christian Perspective on Family Planning, Elise Newcomer
Genetic Engineering and the Pursuit of Human Perfection, K. C. Pugh
Applying the Principle of Double Effect, Andria E. Quirindongo
Providing Care at the End of Life: An Examination of Biblical Principles, Charles D. Snyder
Submissions from 2012
Kantian Ethics: A Support for Euthanasia with Extreme Dementia, Joshua Beckler
Marriage Without Procreation?: A Biblical Analysis, Mindy Vasser
Submissions from 2011
Let Them be Heroes, Christina J. Kinch
The Nazi Research Data: Should We Use It?, Sarah Wilson
The Tao and the Art of Feminine Beauty, Tia Zirkle
Submissions from 2010
Altered Nuclear Transfer Violates Natural Law Ethics, Thomas Bertagnoli
Of Violinists and Fetuses, Dylan Black
Virtue Ethics for Christians, Benjamin R. Kilian
Safeguarding Genetic Privacy, Anna-Marie Struble, Emily Valji, and Jennifer Lilly
Third-Party Gametes and the Christian, Emily Valji
Submissions from 2009
Realizing Potential: A Pragmatic Look at Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Mark L. Bentley
Defending Unborn Orphans: Embryo Adoption, Kristin Colman
Marx v. Flanigan: A Discussion on Abortion, James Fallin
Embryo Adoption: An Opportunity for Life, Carla Gaines
Human Personhood from a Kantian Perspective, Jennifer Nelson
The Logic of Birth Control: A Look at the Numbers, Lydia Wong
Submissions from 2008
Tubman versus Hodgson: A Conversation About Abortion, Nicole Brewin
Abortion and the Link to Breast Cancer, Jennifer Heiden
An Internal Ethical Revolution, Hillary Jones
Euthyphro’s Dilemma and Divine Command Ethics, Charis Steffel
If Kevorkian Could Meet Hippocrates, Scott Van Dyke
Pope Paul VI and the Pill, Sara White
Submissions from 2007
Roe v. House: A Dialogue on Abortion, Katie Condit
The Pro-Child Movement: Adopting a Compassionate Strategy, Jessica Seman
Abortion, Sick Babies, and Tough Choices, Paige Taylor
Abortion and Women’s Health: A Closer Look at “Back-Alley” Abortions, Michell VandenBerg
Substance, Nature, and Human Personhood, John Wildman
Submissions from 2006
Mother Knows Best, Timothy DeKoninck
Designer Babies and the “Cabbage Patch” Mentality, Jennifer Magin
Women and Abortion: The ‘Feminist’ Mystique, Bethany Grace Sibbitt
A Conversation about Assisted Suicide, Jessica Thomas
Submissions from 2005
Embryos: Children or Commodities?, Stacey Henness
An Application of Hierarchicalism to Anencephalic Newborns, David A. Lindholm
Medical Ethics and the Nazi War Data, Kristen Zeppenfeld
Submissions from 2004
Pure and Undefiled Religion: A Practical Defense of a Pro-Life Position, Katherine Hekel
Child Sacrifice in the Western World, David Miedema
Homo sapiens - the Human Animal: A Rebuttal to Kuhse and Singer, Paul Round
Submissions from 2003
Ethical Choices: A Case for Hierarchicalism, Nathan Ramsey
Sentience as a Reason to Ban Partial-Birth Abortion, Carrie Ziegenfuss
Submissions from 2002
Reflections on Feminist Views of Abortion and Motherhood, Callie Edgington
Ethical Philosophies and the Hippocratic Physician, Jason Elwell
The Art of Dying, Mellisa H. Pogirski
Submissions from 2001
It DOES Matter What You Believe: A Critique of Moral Relativism, Lisa Simpson
A Christian Perspective on Stem Cell Research, Katherine Steingass
