The trolley problem is an ethical dilemma that was developed by an English philosopher Philippa Foot. It was designed for the purpose of analyzing how people make ethical decisions in critical situations. The trolley problem describes a trolley that is moving on tracks with non functioning brakes and there are five people tied to the tracks ahead of it. There is also a lever that switches the direction of the tracks in the way where only one person is tied to the tracks. The problem asks people to
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Bhopal Union Carbide Ethical Dilemma Many ethical issues are raised by the situation that occurred in 1984 at the Union Carbide Corporation plant in Bhopal‚ India. The most important is the moral and ethical duty to preserve and protect human life. Union Carbide’s management‚ both in the United States and India failed to sufficiently protect its employees‚ the surrounding communities and environment from harm while operating its plant. It appears that the safety procedures at the plant were
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path of technological advancements‚ we are heading closer towards the next step‚ “designer babies”. Nevertheless‚ lots of debates and concerns have been raised regarding the outcome of designer babies. This literature review is going to discuss the ethical‚ religious and logical concerns raised regarding the designer babies. Considering the questions raised about the advancement of humanity through technology‚ two opposing positions are generally discussed. One group accepts the path of human evolution
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Chapter 3 An Ethical Dilemma 1. Keeping in mind the facts and timeline of this situation‚ discuss Lavonda’s situation in terms of legal and ethical issues. This case has many aspects of sexual harassment‚ and is very complicated. Karline is partially correct in that it was common knowledge that Lavonda and Allen were intimate. It was because Lavonda crossed that line‚ and did not report the relationship‚ that Lavonda’s sexual harassment suit becomes unstable. Her legal suit would carry more weight
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so she took a different position. I understand how hard that situation is but the action is clear to me. The student who recorded the information had an unprofessional attitude. I have faced an ethical dilemma before and I made a choice based in my values to qualify the first situation with ethical distress type.I faced the distress as my part because I felt uncomfortable with the situation and with the unprofessional attitude from the colleague to complete the action.As afuture occupational therapist
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Rhiannon Haskin Tiffany Fisher Ethics 22 July 2010 Ethical Workplace Dilemma When I think about it‚ I have encountered different ethical dilemmas in my place of work. One issue that has come up recently‚ was that of one of my employees came to me to discuss a hygiene issue she was having with one of the other workers in the office. At the time‚ I wasn’t sure about how to approach the situation‚ but thought back to some of my management training I had about 7 months ago‚ and what steps
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The ethical issues this mother is facing is that she wants to be as true to her religious belief as possible and to save her child. As Jehovah witness‚ it is the belief; “God‚ the Creator of life‚ views blood as sacred and holy‚ and therefore it should not be
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Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to keep her information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining
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Trolley Problem The "Trolley Dilemma" can be considered an ethical experiment which involves numbers of hypothetical scenarios created by Philippa Foot in 1967. In addition‚ it has been an important part of neuroethics and cognitive science. The original concepts can be formulated as follows. There is a heavy‚ uncontrollable trolley runs down the railways. On the track‚ there are five people tied to it. Fortunately‚ there is a lever pulling which you can switch and‚ thus‚ change the direction of
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Downloaded from jme.bmj.com on October 15‚ 2014 - Published by group.bmj.com Journal of medical ethics‚ 1986‚ 12‚ 123-126‚ 135 Ethical dilemmas in nursing Jenifer Wilson-Barnett Kings College‚ London Author’s abstract Nurses are increasingly realising that they can offer relevant information and participate in decision-making involving ethical issues. However‚ inter-projessional communications are frequently inadequate‚ and do not permit exchange of opinions. The consequences are often frustrating
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