Ethical Reunification Theory
The Pain of Family Reunification
How and to what extent does reuniting a foster child with their biological parent’s be in the best interest of the child? The laws presumption is that children are better off being raised by their natural biological parents (Troutman & Ryan). Since the law states the parent have a legal right to raise their child (Wulczyn, 2004), it is assumed that the parent will act in the best interest of the child. This paper explores the parental rights of reunification with their child and the impact of reuniting the child to the natural parents against the child’s will.
Ethical Consideration
Rule-based theory focuses on the right or wrong intention behind the consequences (Kamm, 2008). End-Based theory focuses on by doing the right act will result in a good outcome.
Parent Factor
The child was removed from her parent custody by court order due to their addiction to drugs and placed in foster care system to be protected from harm. The child has been residing with the same foster parents since she was an infant, she is currently 9 …show more content…
Morally right acts will produce a good outcome whether it’s the law or by choice. Unfortunately some will get hurt in some form or fashion from which every decision is made. The other factor not truly reviews is the child may have some psychological distress, grief, fears and anxiety from being displaced from her foster parents. This falls into the category of “The Principle of Permissible Harm” (Kamm, 2007). “The Principle states that one may harm in order to save more if and only if the harm is an effect or an aspect of the greater good itself” (Kamm, 2007). In which the greater good is reuniting families. In my opinion I believe that Aristotle would approve of my opinion due to the fact of being open minded to the situation and not seeing from one point of
How and to what extent does reuniting a foster child with their biological parent’s be in the best interest of the child? The laws presumption is that children are better off being raised by their natural biological parents (Troutman & Ryan). Since the law states the parent have a legal right to raise their child (Wulczyn, 2004), it is assumed that the parent will act in the best interest of the child. This paper explores the parental rights of reunification with their child and the impact of reuniting the child to the natural parents against the child’s will.
Ethical Consideration
Rule-based theory focuses on the right or wrong intention behind the consequences (Kamm, 2008). End-Based theory focuses on by doing the right act will result in a good outcome.
Parent Factor
The child was removed from her parent custody by court order due to their addiction to drugs and placed in foster care system to be protected from harm. The child has been residing with the same foster parents since she was an infant, she is currently 9 …show more content…
Morally right acts will produce a good outcome whether it’s the law or by choice. Unfortunately some will get hurt in some form or fashion from which every decision is made. The other factor not truly reviews is the child may have some psychological distress, grief, fears and anxiety from being displaced from her foster parents. This falls into the category of “The Principle of Permissible Harm” (Kamm, 2007). “The Principle states that one may harm in order to save more if and only if the harm is an effect or an aspect of the greater good itself” (Kamm, 2007). In which the greater good is reuniting families. In my opinion I believe that Aristotle would approve of my opinion due to the fact of being open minded to the situation and not seeing from one point of