Utilitarianism is the belief that an action has to focus on overall utility and maximize happiness or pleasure of the overall good in order to be moral. And the happiness of the majority is chosen over happiness or pleasure of the minorities. Utilitarianism takes a quantitative and reductionist measure to deal with ethics. It is the ethical theory that places the locus of right and wrong solely on the outcomes (consequences) of choosing one action/policy over other actions/policies.
Utilitarianism’s underlying idea is that happiness and pleasure are fundamentally valuable while suffering is quite the opposite. So only something or some action that contributes in finding happiness and ending pain is worth something from a utilitarian perspective. …show more content…
So it has various perspectives on various issues which get quite complicated sometimes. Libertarians can range from free market anarchism, the belief that supports the idea of “self governed” people and institutions (These are often described as stateless societies.) to those who support some degree of wellbeing of the state. All of these beliefs are tied by the ideas of individual freedom, economic freedom and limited government.
When speaking in terms of healthcare Libertarians believe reducing government involvement or interferences and the flourishing of free markets will assure affordable and standard healthcare for all. The government and other various corporate insurance companies have control over the healthcare system and they use it in whatever way that would benefit their personal motives.
Deontology is an ethical belief that uses a set of moral rules to choose right and wrong actions. The idea of Deontology was introduced by a famous philosopher named Immanuel Kant. He believed that there are universal moral laws that govern morality such as deceiving someone in dishonorable ways; lying, stealing and cheating etc.
Deontology is a simple ethical principle unlike other complex ones since it is very straightforward. It just requires that people follow the rules and do their duty. This approach tends to fit well with our natural intuition about what is or isn’t …show more content…
Without the consent the medical treatment might end up in a form of an assault especially if the procedure ends with a result of death. Informed consent means that a patient has had all of their questions answered and freely agrees to a treatment or procedure with full knowledge of the risks, benefits and possible consequences and other options as well as about the option of doing nothing.
Confidentiality
Any information associated with a patient’s medical record is private and subjected as violating someone’s right if the information is shared without any consent. There are laws set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) regarding this specific situation. But sometimes keeping this law might turn out to be
Utilitarianism’s underlying idea is that happiness and pleasure are fundamentally valuable while suffering is quite the opposite. So only something or some action that contributes in finding happiness and ending pain is worth something from a utilitarian perspective. …show more content…
So it has various perspectives on various issues which get quite complicated sometimes. Libertarians can range from free market anarchism, the belief that supports the idea of “self governed” people and institutions (These are often described as stateless societies.) to those who support some degree of wellbeing of the state. All of these beliefs are tied by the ideas of individual freedom, economic freedom and limited government.
When speaking in terms of healthcare Libertarians believe reducing government involvement or interferences and the flourishing of free markets will assure affordable and standard healthcare for all. The government and other various corporate insurance companies have control over the healthcare system and they use it in whatever way that would benefit their personal motives.
Deontology is an ethical belief that uses a set of moral rules to choose right and wrong actions. The idea of Deontology was introduced by a famous philosopher named Immanuel Kant. He believed that there are universal moral laws that govern morality such as deceiving someone in dishonorable ways; lying, stealing and cheating etc.
Deontology is a simple ethical principle unlike other complex ones since it is very straightforward. It just requires that people follow the rules and do their duty. This approach tends to fit well with our natural intuition about what is or isn’t …show more content…
Without the consent the medical treatment might end up in a form of an assault especially if the procedure ends with a result of death. Informed consent means that a patient has had all of their questions answered and freely agrees to a treatment or procedure with full knowledge of the risks, benefits and possible consequences and other options as well as about the option of doing nothing.
Confidentiality
Any information associated with a patient’s medical record is private and subjected as violating someone’s right if the information is shared without any consent. There are laws set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) regarding this specific situation. But sometimes keeping this law might turn out to be