Discussion: ethics of moral bioenhancement

 Imagine you are a therapist living in the not-so-distant future. A moral bioenhancement pill called Moralzac is currently in clinical trials to obtain FDA approval. You have already read about moral bioenhancement in peer-reviewed journals and are worried about the ethical implications of this pill.

If this pill were to be approved by the FDA, would you prescribe it to a patient? Why or why not?

Explain how you might use the eight-step ethical decision-making model to come to your conclusion. 

 Imagine you are a therapist living in the not-so-distant future. A moral bioenhancement pill called Moralzac is currently in clinical trials to obtain FDA approval. You have already read about moral bioenhancement in peer-reviewed journals and are worried about the ethical implications of this pill.

If this pill were to be approved by the FDA, would you prescribe it to a patient? Why or why not?

Explain how you might use the eight-step ethical decision-making model to come to your conclusion.