Cultural Diversity, Social Responsibility, And Health

Two ethical issues can be derived from Case 1; these include respect for Cultural Diversity and Pluralism, and Social Responsibility and Health. In a globalized world, calling for the respect of cultural diversity and appreciation of pluralism is a bit controversial. Every culture includes members who abide by their practices and norms to a lesser or a greater extent, and most people may have intersecting cultural identities. These people may be from an ethnic minority that exists within a spiritual majority in a particular population. Individuals may alternatively be members of a racial majority or an ethnic majority but of a religious minority. In general, the essential ethical standard “respect for individuals,” denotes that the respect comprises the acknowledgment of the beliefs held by people and the activities they perform in relation to their affiliation to a culture. Hadia seems to hold much respect to her cultural beliefs such that she does not believe in any form of medical intervention.
According to the bioethics of this principle, health and social developmental for people is the fundamental purpose that governments of various societies share. In addition, this principle stresses that every individual has the right to enjoy the utmost achievable standard of health since this is considered a fundamental right to every human being. This right should be enjoyed without discrimination on the basis of political belief, race, socio-economic condition or religion. In Hadia’s case, the doctor has highly depicted that Hadia has the right to enjoy the utmost achievable standard of health. Despite the fact that Hadia does not believe in medical intervention, the doctor has appropriately provided quality heath care to Hadia as per the medical rules and regulations. The doctor has proved to have adhered by the principles of social responsibility and