Central Texas College Profit Driven Health Care System Discussion

1. One of the arguments against giving people legal ownership of their tissues is summarized in the following quote from David Korn, vice provost for research at Harvard University: “I think people are morally obligated to allow their bits and pieces to be used to advance knowledge to help others. Since everybody benefits, everybody can accept the small risks of having their tissue scraps used in research.” However, in a profit-driven health care system, all citizens do not have equal access to the treatments and medications made possible by tissue and cell research. What are the intended and unintended consequences of a profit-driven health care system?

2. Chris Jones’s article “The Woman Who Might Find Us Another Earth” walks readers through the journey of a scientist, Sara Seager, who might discover another world habitable for humans. The article follows the scientist as she overcomes a tragic loss and rediscovers her zest for her academic work and personal life. Jones writes that Seager contemplated abandoning her job and work after the loss of her husband but persisted with the help of her colleagues (249). Because of that, she went on to further her work and discover several planets. What were you most interested in concerning the article — Seager’s perseverance or astrophysics? Why?

Article Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/magazine/the-world-sees-me-as-the-one-who-will-find-another-earth.html

400-500 words each.