Mental health legislation is complex and how this relates to ethical practice is open to critical debate. This essay will focus on some of the key ethical issues when implementing the Mental Health Act 1983 and the amendments to it‚ now called the Mental Health Act 2007. The Human Rights Act 1998 gives right to freedom and liberty (Human Rights Act 1998). Limitations to the right of liberty essentially revolve around three key legal principles in mental health: 1) If you are deemed to have a mental
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Medical Marijuana There are a number of ethical issues that a nurse faces while in the clinical setting. One of these issues deals with using marijuana as medicine to treat patients. There has been controversy over medical marijuana ever since it was discovered that patients respond to it. There are many arguments supporting the use of medical marijuana in the health care field and many arguments in opposition of its use. The United States Congress classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance
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Philosopy 108 December 15‚ 2011 Ethical Issues in Economic Globalization Abstract This paper applies a comparative approach to the ethical issues surrounding economic globalization. An analysis of the commonly debated issues and claims is represented by two arguments. Proponents of economic globalization believe that it advances the economic‚ technical‚ cultural‚ and intellectual interests of the global community. Anti-economic globalization proponents believe that it is harmful to global economic
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There are four issues that can affect the health of the elderly: lack of resources; scarcity of providers; financial barriers; and cultural barriers and biases; all of which can spark ethical debates within the healthcare community. In the situation where there is a lack of resources a nurse has to determine which patient to take care of. The nurse can
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In today’s electronic age‚ many employers are faced daunting task of making a legal call when determining if monitoring employee behavior is appropriate at all times. In essence‚ “Little Brother” is always watching. According to Schulman (2013)‚ Little Brother represents the tremendous capabilities technology as provided for employers to keep track of what their work force is up to. Several programs are available that search e-mails‚ as well as software to block objectionable websites. The most
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a very precious and valuable‚ and one that should not intentionally be harmed in any way. In the case of JJ‚ her parents intentionally go against the common norm in society by denying their child the life saving chemotherapy she needs. This shows issues of neglect‚ due to the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs (NSPCC Inform‚ 2007). Secondary rule focuses on the primary rules themselves and the ways in which primary rules should be ascertained‚ introduced
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Ethical Issues Surrounding Gay Marriage When I think of Ethical issues in the world today‚ Gay Marriage seems to hits me the hardest. Now Maybe it is the fact that I am bisexual myself or that I have a homosexual uncle who has been married for 2 years. Either way‚ I am a strong supporter of the entire marriage institution‚ especially gay marriage. In this paper I will first indentify the ethical issue of gay marriage and specifically explore the ethical problems gay marriage presents including
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In this section‚ I will explain five moral issues that are prevalent to the dental hygiene profession. The best way to define a moral issue is that it is a dilemma one is faced with where they must choose between right and wrong. A dental hygienist may be faced with a variety of moral issues. Common dilemmas include substandard care‚ patient overtreatment‚ confidentiality breaches‚ fraud‚ and even sexual harassment
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Ethical Issues and Social Responsibility Case Analysis: BP (Beyond Petroleum) Beyond Petroleum (BP)‚ one of the world’s largest energy companies has seen many highs and lows over its 100 history. Throughout BP’s 100 year history there have been numerous questions about the company’s ethical conduct. These ethical misconducts include fraud‚ environmental crimes‚ regulatory negligence‚ and the endangering of habitats (Thorne‚ D.M.‚ Ferrell‚ O.C.‚ & Ferrell‚ L.‚ 2011). With the multiple
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Ethical Issues in Today’s Society Judith Berryan Ethics Introduction To agree or disagree with today’s ethical issues one must have morals‚ values and ethics of their own. For instance‚ abortion is a highly controversial topic. I for one do not believe in abortion‚ but can understand it in some circumstances. Abortion is defined as any expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive. (www.yourdictionary.com) Although abortion can be tracked way back in time
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