Category: Bioethics

  • Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

    Table of Contents Introduction Role of Laws, Ethics, and Bioethics in Abortion Reflection on Current Regulations of Abortion in the USA Conclusion References Introduction There are multiple ethical issues relevant to medicine that trigger controversy in social, legal, and professional domains. One of the most frequently discussed and debated bioethical issues in medicine is abortion.…

  • Bioethical Dilemma: Bone Marrow Donor for Sibling

    Table of Contents Introduction Bioethical Dilemma in the Case Philosophical Paradigms to Support the Argument Counterarguments Rebuttal to the Counterargument Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Bioethics is a discipline concerned with the morality and immorality of medical developments and technological advancements intended to enhance the life quality of human beings. Thus, bioethics examines the incorporation of…

  • Basic Ethics and Bioethics Principles in Health Care

    Summary The field of health care ethics addresses the wide variety of moral decision-making situations that can arise in medical practice. The areas of moral concern can include the clinical relationship between medical professionals and the patient, human subject research, the harvesting and transplantation of human organs, euthanasia, and abortion (McCarthy & Schafermeyer, 2004). Healthcare…

  • Reflecting on Bioethical Issues

    Table of Contents Plot Summary and the Historical Context Reflection on the Movie Conclusion References Plot Summary and the Historical Context The film Miss Everss Boys examines bioethical issues through the enactment of a historical unethical study on Black Americans. The American government in collaboration with the Tuskegee Institute carried out a study about the…

  • The Importance of Bioethics Principles

    Table of Contents Respect of Autonomy Non-maleficence Beneficence Justice Reference Respect of Autonomy The necessity to ensure that the patient actively participates in their care and prognosis makes autonomy crucial. Respecting patient autonomy entails recognizing that patients who are capable of making decisions about their own care have the right to do so, even if…

  • Bioethical Issues in Genetic Analysis and Manipulations

    The topic of choice is bioethical issues in genetic analysis and manipulations. This topic was chosen because it is an interesting argument that may lead to beneficial debates. The genetic structures and processes involved in this subject are not exactly a part of it. Rather, they are the topic itself. The genetic manipulations caused a…

  • Bioethics on NBCs ER by Pamela Nathanson

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Implications of Confidentiality Breach Ethical Theories and Principles Alternative to the Ethical Dilemma Approach by Ethical Committees References Introduction The nursing practice operates within eight ethical elements. One of the most important ethical elements is confidentiality. However, confidentiality complicates ethical principles when nurses face the dilemma of disclosure to improve…

  • Bioethics: Medical Help or Christian Beliefs?

    Introduction Christian discourses have been applied world over by individuals when making vital life decisions. In particular, various issues that have a bearing on a persons religious standing are better addressed in line with the biblical stance on the matter at hand. Nonetheless, some occurrences, for instance, health decisions, require one to gauge the effectiveness…

  • Bioethics in Contemporary Society

    The bioethics approach has changed in recent years due to technology development and the recognition of the need to be more inclusive. In the article How to build an inclusive do not base, the author Kelliher (2021) argues that organizations now aim to create inclusive do not bases, which was not the case in the…

  • Spotlight on Bioethics in Healthcare

    Table of Contents Case study Introduction Professional Codes of ethics Multiple obligations Gregs Compliance with Obligations Jennifers Obligations Sarahs Obligation Works Cited Case study Sarah is a forty-two-year-old woman, who has been battling breast cancer for the past four years. It has spread to her lungs. She underwent an operation to remove several tumors a…