billion involves fines in connection with a civil settlement over the sales and marketing practices of the blockbuster asthma drug Advair and several other drugs (NY Times). GSK have not only violated the rules made by the FDA but also committed basic unethical behavior. Even though the $3 billion may seem like a large amount‚ it represent only a small portion of what Glaxo made on the drugs. According to IMS Health‚ Glaxo’s diabetes drug Avandia racked up to $10.4 billion in
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Assignment #1 Position Paper THE UNETHICAL ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE ELDERLY By Mike Poitras Waking up in the middle of the night frightened and shaken up is a terrible time that each one of us can remember feeling. Then having someone close to us who we trusted come in‚ pick us up‚ and hold us tight produced a sense of security. We were able to take that security‚ and build a dignified and confident person that grew wiser with age. It seems though that in some instances‚
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Surrogate Mothers Ethical or Unethical For most surrogate mothers they are expected to give up the child she has borne over approximately nine months willingly and if not by legal contract. The mother is not to have a relationship with the child after birth so that the child will only know its nurturing another couple and shall not be confused. Public controversy over surrogate motherhood is accelerating. Because surrogacy questions cherished culture beliefs and ideals regarding the mother - infant
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Genetically Engineering your Baby is Unethical Previously an idea conjured by science fiction novels and films‚ genetically designed children may soon become reality for expecting parents. Genetic engineering will allow parents to decide what their baby will look like from eye colour to their skin colour even if they will be intelligent or creative. Although some people may like the idea of being able to genetically engineering your baby it does have many down sides for example to have all the
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Unethical Investigation The fourth amendment to the United States constitution tells us that ”the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated”. In other words‚ it is illegal for persons to go through your things without your consent or knowledge. This is fairly straightforward and simple‚ right? Not exactly! Patricia Dunn was accused of hiring private investigators to investigate members of the
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Our society has never been shy about voicing opinions on media released to the public. If something is perceived as unethical you most certainly will be placed under scrutiny. This happened to be the case for Kevin Carter whose images created large amounts of controversy‚ mainly because individuals weren’t aware of the circumstances. I am a firm believer that Kevin Carter’s images are justifiable to be released to the public‚ even though opposition may suggest that these images are way to graphic
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Unethical Credit Card Practices The ethics of credit card companies has to be in question. They are one of the few businesses that can change the rules on you and there is currently nothing you can do about. The credit industry is not your friend. They want to get you to borrow money from them and to keep you in debt for as long as possible. This way they have a constant flow of revenue through the interest payments‚ late charge fees and over the limit fees. They have many practices and charges
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suppliers with poor quality products. In an effort to lower improve on these supplies‚ GM became too aggressive with their suppliers. GM frequently shared supplier information with other suppliers to put pressure on them to reduce costs to GM. The unethical behaviors lead to the loss of suppliers. In an effort to be released from U.S. tariffs for importing their vehicles‚ the competition also began the realization of building their own manufacturing plants inside the borders of the United States. Quickly
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Are Arranged Marriages and Forced Marriages Unethical? Would you consider having your marriage forced or arranged to a person you never met or seen before? Most probably no‚ but this is happening to many young females and males all over the world. Arranged and forced marriages have been a heated debate in certain cultures‚ justifying whether it is good or bad it’s hard to judge. There have however also been many changes to these traditions in contemporary society‚ regarding culture clashing. Researching
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employees through means of internal circulars. The employment and other personnel policies of the company shall contain provisions protecting it from unfair termination and other unfair prejudicial employment practice. There is absolutely no room for unethical behaviour in the professional world. This statement is exceptionally important for publicly traded companies and their accounting practices. From financial officers to accountants to auditors‚ and so on‚ there is no greater impact on stakeholders
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