Introduction – What is an ethical dilemma? Ethics is the term we give to our concern for good behavior. It is human nature to not only be concerned with our own personal well being‚ but also that of others and of human society as a whole. The difference between moral dilemmas and ethical ones‚ philosophers say‚ is that in moral issues the choice is between right and wrong. In ethical ones‚ the choice is between two rights. Everyday I’m faced with decisions of right and wrong‚ most of which
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Ethical challenges in a professional scope are not something new. Almost every profession‚ be it that of a lawyer‚ teacher‚ medical specialist‚ organization decision maker or any other‚ grave decisions often have to be made that put them in ethical dilemma. In the field of nursing‚ ethical dilemma while rendering patient care is both unnerving and challenging. Way back in 1859‚ Florence Nightingale had noted about this in her Notes on Nursing. There are matters of duties and responsibilities‚ decorum
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Ethical Dilemma An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant. She does not want to kill her unborn child but feels like there is no other option besides having an abortion. There are many reasons that one would decide upon getting an abortion and against having one. This ethical dilemma
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The purpose of this memo is to identify the ethical dilemma Helen is trapped into and her responsibilities towards making the correct decision. Helen Kanell is a final year student with a 4.0 average grade point at the Empire State University. She is also the president of Beta Alpha Psi‚ the accounting student honor society. Being a president of such honorable society requires a great deal of responsibility and time commitment. Helen is already appointed a position at the Big & Apple LLC. Yet‚ Helen
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Looking back on my eleven years of being a Memphis police officer‚ there has been several times in which I have been faced with an ethical dilemma. A police officer can encounter these types dilemmas on a daily basis. I remember one of the first ethical issues I faced‚ was during my probationary phase. We had been dispatched to a one car accident. The dispatcher advised the complaint was a motorist who observed a vehicle severe off the road hit a guardrail and split a pole. My partner who had relinquished
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Ethical Dilemma Paper . The content of this paper will address an ethical dilemma from a recent news story. It will identify the nature of the dilemma and the ethical issue that was made concerning the matter. Next‚ it will identify alternative courses of action and the outcome of the situation. In addition‚ it will identify the themes of peacemaking. Then‚ compare and contrast between utilitarianism and deontology. Ethics is defined as what is considered to be right or wrong behavior. This behavior
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CASE ANALYSIS: Should we go beyond the law I. Ethical dilemma • Nathan Rosillo is faced with an ethical dilemma. It seems that the river is the company’s least concern in its effort to make profit again. Here are the following issues that need to be addressed in this ethical problem: o First and foremost‚ standards from regulatory agency were loosened in such a way that wastes can now be directly dumped into Dutch Valle River. Nathan‚ finds dumping of waste
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competitive (Kinicki‚ 2013). After learning of Target’s request of its vendors‚ some have expressed concerns regarding the ethical dilemma created by Target. After examining the facts in the article‚ the symbiotic relationship between Target and its suppliers‚ and referencing the Utilitarian Approach to resolving ethical dilemmas‚ I believe Target’s requests of its suppliers are ethical (Kinicki‚ 2013). Retailers in various
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Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet‚ but he still is not fast enough to save everyone leaving him with the hardest decision of all. Superman in essence plays God with the people of earth since he cannot save everyone who is in danger. This ethical dilemma is the reason why there are some people who despise superheroes due to their role in choosing who lives and who dies. In spite of the fact that Superman makes these decisions‚ there are still people who understand what he is doing and will still
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article is titled: When Abortion becomes birth: A Dilemma of Medical Ethics Shaken by New Advances (New York Times). The main ethical question following this article is: when if ever is an abortion ethical according to deontology? Abortion by dictionary definition is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy” (“Abortion.” Merriam-Webster). Abortion is one of the most controversial ethical issues because it concerns the taking of a human
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