Kate is a seventeen year old uninsured unmarried girl who is eight weeks pregnant. Kate grew up in an abusive foster home‚ and she has emancipated herself. She now has no support system. She has evaluated her options‚ but she has decided that her only logical option is to have an abortion. She considered giving the baby up for adoption‚ but because of her experience as an adoptee given back to the foster system‚ she does not want to put her child through an abusive childhood. She also considered
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mere means" (2002‚ Kant’s ethics in Bailey‚ p. 666). According to W.D. Ross with his 7 basic Prima Facie Duties‚ they did not follow the duty of beneficence‚ duty of self-improvement and duty of nonmalefience (Shaw‚ Barry & Sansbury 2009‚ pg 78-80). First‚ Ford did not give the best to others‚ that is why they did not follow the duty of beneficence‚ Second‚ they did not improve the Pinto with a slightly higher price but launch the product with absolute danger. Lastly‚ the third duty is no causing
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weight of geography‚ economics‚ and other disparities and inequities in transplant allocation (Stanford University‚ 2012). Transplant allocation raises questions regarding the four of the basic major ethical principles of medical ethics: autonomy‚ beneficence‚ justice and non-maleficence. As such‚ bioethicists typically refer to the four principles of health care ethics in their evaluation of the merits and difficulties of medical procedures such as transplants. With regards to issue of transplant allocation
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After that a lawsuit was filed by the patient’s daughter. Moral Principles Moral principles involved in this situation are nonmaleficence and beneficence. Nonmalificence explains that a nurse must continue to provide competent nursing care to prevent injuring or increasing the suffering of a patient. Meanwhile‚ beneficence requires the nurse to only do what is good for the patient and promote patient advocacy (Barker & Denisco‚ 2013). ANA Code of Ethics The American Nurses
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When considering the theory of morality. There are many different views about the guidelines humans should follow in order to be a good human and live in a functional environment. Monism‚ pluralism‚ and particularism are three different ideas about how one should make decisions. Pluralism seems to be the most plausible in our society. Monism states that there is one principle of rightness. An example of this is utilitarianism. The utilitarian view considers the optional‚ obligatory and forbidden
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Ethical issues of Philedelphia The central ethical dilemma of the 1993 Jonathan Demme film Philadelphia is whether or not a man who is fully competent at performing his job can be fired simply because he possesses a disorder or exhibits a lifestyle against which the company’s owner possesses a prejudice. According to statutes like the Americans with Disabilities Act‚ it is illegal for an employer to fire a man because of a terminal illness such as cancer or AIDS‚ provided that the illness does
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As mental health nurses‚ we are granted a seemingly disproportionate power and latitude to practise when compared to our colleagues in general nursing. This is due to a number of factors; firstly‚ that mental illness is difficult to define‚ in the eyes of the public it constitutes an intangible wrongness about an individual that cannot be measured or even seen clearly. Due to misrepresentation and scaremongering by the media‚ mental health services are often viewed as taking the role of protecting
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providers. The ethical framework that lends itself to the decision-making process consists of four major ethical principles‚ autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence‚ and justice. From a medical perspective‚ autonomy supports the individual’s right to decide for themselves the course of their medical care‚ including the refusal of treatment. The principle of beneficence stands to reason that medical professionals have to duty to act in the best interest of the patient. Additionally‚ the principle of non-maleficence
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The Code of Ethics was designed to provide principles and guidance to organizations‚ with the guidance comes the five principles‚ how to incorporation the following within an organization autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ fidelity (Corey‚ Corey‚ Corey‚ & Callanan‚ 2014). When including autonomy‚ a counselor will value and treat all clients with equality‚ these individuals whom are seeking services. The organization would work with and understand the five
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decision making process (Corey‚ Corey & Callahan‚ 2011). ACA Decision Making Model Process The ACA model identifies Kitcheners five moral principles as the cornerstone of the decision making process and they include: autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ and fidelity (Forester-Miller & Davis‚ 1996). Upon reviewing these ethical principles‚ the model outlines seven steps in the decision making process including: identify the problem; apply the ACA Code of Ethics‚ determine the nature of
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