Despite the technological and research advancements made in the medical sector in recent years, global health ethics is still a prominent issue in the world today. Global health ethics is the field of study that examines beliefs, morals and values in health care, in relation to conflicting actions around the world (Pinto, 2009). Frameworks are often used in global health ethics to provide guidance on the appropriate actions to take under explicit circumstances (Snyder, 2017). A framework approach uses a step-by-step process, which aids in the deliberation of the action plan (Snyder, 2017). A prominent framework within this particular field of study is Kass’ framework, which examines the implementation of health programs and with respect to
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As a result of the restrictions on the utilization of Kass’ framework, the modification of it’s steps will expand the radius for the implementation of the framework. The following paper will discuss the alternative framework, based on the foundation of Kass’ framework, with regards to assessing ethical issues in global health.
The alternative framework consists of six steps to provide assistance on how to approach global health ethics issues. The first step is to identify the issue, which is the most important as it acknowledges the concepts and validity of the ethical issue in question. It is crucial to recognize various ethical standpoints and values during the identification process, as ethical issues in global health are complex and interconnected. The second step in the suggested framework is to collect all pertinent information regarding the ethical issue in question. The information includes all of the groups or individuals involved, their moral standpoints and the sources of information, which combine to serve as vital pieces of information, to analyze an ethical matter efficiently. The third step involves conducting a harm and benefit analysis in relation to assessing the ethical issue. The harm and benefit analysis includes the consideration of different community backgrounds, morals, …show more content…
As opposed to a framework approach, principles form a set of criteria with no set order to indicate what to look for in a situation (Snyder, 2017). In delicate situations, such as global health ethic issues, it is pertinent to have a set of procedures to assist in the difficult decision making by the professionals, whereas the open set of criteria observed in the principles approach are open to interpretation. For example, on the subject of genome editing, the application of the suggested framework approach is better suited to assess the ethical issue, compared to a principle approach or any other framework method. Genome editing research has increased exponentially over the past years and explores the idea of manipulating DNA sequences in humans using the help of technology (Kalaichandran, 2016). DNA, also known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is the carrier for all genetic information and is present in all living organisms (Genome Home Reference, 2017). Although the procedure may be intended to cure genetic mutation disease, it also carries various adverse health effects. The modified DNA inherited by the child of the individual may impose consequential side effects to the health of the child (Kalaichandran, 2016). Furthermore, genome editing has the ability to alter the DNA sequencing of an individual to intellectually
As a result of the restrictions on the utilization of Kass’ framework, the modification of it’s steps will expand the radius for the implementation of the framework. The following paper will discuss the alternative framework, based on the foundation of Kass’ framework, with regards to assessing ethical issues in global health.
The alternative framework consists of six steps to provide assistance on how to approach global health ethics issues. The first step is to identify the issue, which is the most important as it acknowledges the concepts and validity of the ethical issue in question. It is crucial to recognize various ethical standpoints and values during the identification process, as ethical issues in global health are complex and interconnected. The second step in the suggested framework is to collect all pertinent information regarding the ethical issue in question. The information includes all of the groups or individuals involved, their moral standpoints and the sources of information, which combine to serve as vital pieces of information, to analyze an ethical matter efficiently. The third step involves conducting a harm and benefit analysis in relation to assessing the ethical issue. The harm and benefit analysis includes the consideration of different community backgrounds, morals, …show more content…
As opposed to a framework approach, principles form a set of criteria with no set order to indicate what to look for in a situation (Snyder, 2017). In delicate situations, such as global health ethic issues, it is pertinent to have a set of procedures to assist in the difficult decision making by the professionals, whereas the open set of criteria observed in the principles approach are open to interpretation. For example, on the subject of genome editing, the application of the suggested framework approach is better suited to assess the ethical issue, compared to a principle approach or any other framework method. Genome editing research has increased exponentially over the past years and explores the idea of manipulating DNA sequences in humans using the help of technology (Kalaichandran, 2016). DNA, also known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is the carrier for all genetic information and is present in all living organisms (Genome Home Reference, 2017). Although the procedure may be intended to cure genetic mutation disease, it also carries various adverse health effects. The modified DNA inherited by the child of the individual may impose consequential side effects to the health of the child (Kalaichandran, 2016). Furthermore, genome editing has the ability to alter the DNA sequencing of an individual to intellectually