associated with option you were assigned . For your responses , select two classmates who were assigned different options than you . Respond to at least two classmates using the required response prompt for their option ( e . g ., if your initial post was Option 1 , then respond to posts from Option 2 and 3 or if your initial post was Option 2 , then respond to posts from Option 1 and 3 ). Your initial post should be at least 250 words ; your response post should be at least 100 words . Option 1 : Internal Review Board ( IRB ) Case Studies
· • Review each of the six IRB case studies from Yale University .
· • Select one case and describe it in your discussion post . Indicate in your post which case number you are
using .
· • Discuss why you believe the determination was made and whether you believe it was the right or wrong
decision .
· • Support your view with at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library . Your initial
response should be at least 250 words .
Required Response to Option 1 : In a substantive post , explain why you agree or disagree with your colleague ’ s discussion as to whether the determination was right or wrong . Provide additional supportive evidence as to your agreement or disagreement . Your responses should be at least 100 words .
Option 2 : Ethics Committee Case Study
John , a 32 year-old lawyer , had worried for several years about developing Huntington ' s chorea , a neurological disorder that appears in a person ' s 30s or 40s , bringing rapid uncontrollable twitching and contractions and progressive , irreversible dementia . It leads to death in about 10 years . John ' s mother died from this disease . Huntington ' s is autosomal dominant and afflicts 50 % of an affected parent ' s offspring . John had indicated too many people that he would prefer to die rather than to live and die as his mother had . He was anxious , drank heavily , and had intermittent depression , for which he saw a psychiatrist . Nevertheless , he was still a productive lawyer . John first noticed facial twitching three months ago and two neurologists independently confirmed a diagnosis of Huntington ' s . He explained his situation to his psychiatrist and requested help committing suicide .