The Nurse’s Role in America’s Abortion Debate
Abortion has only increased in discussion and debate—rising as a major cultural issue over the past century. Because of deep convictions, the topic of abortion is extremely difficult for many to discuss openly. Healthcare professionals, especially those who are pro-life, may find it even more difficult to navigate this topic. Nurses in particular may find it difficult to balance a pro-life stance with their role as a patient advocate. Nurses play a vital part in America’s healthcare system, obviously at the bedside but equally important, in driving policy change (Hassmiller, 2010). Many questions must be answered for nurses to thinking clearly though this issue. What is the current state of the abortion debate? What is the nurse’s role in public discourse? Should the nurse have a role in public discourse?
What Is Abortion?
Vacuum aspiration is normally performed at nine weeks or less, and it is the most common abortion procedure used worldwide. It …show more content…
Well, laws always “infringe” on someone’s right to autonomous choice. Ability cannot be taken away, but the purpose of law is to make moral declarations about the choices people make. People have the ability to break into a home—legal grounds to break into a home, not so much. The choices that people are legally able to make should limited by the law; that’s the point of law.
Because nurses play a vital role in policy making, nurses have a unique position to speak to the morality of abortion. Nurses can choose where to work. Nurses can work in environments that value all life and refuse to work in facilities that do not. Nurses caring for women who have had an abortion should do so with love and respect. While nurses can fight for the lives of the unborn, they do not have to treat those with a history of abortion with
Abortion has only increased in discussion and debate—rising as a major cultural issue over the past century. Because of deep convictions, the topic of abortion is extremely difficult for many to discuss openly. Healthcare professionals, especially those who are pro-life, may find it even more difficult to navigate this topic. Nurses in particular may find it difficult to balance a pro-life stance with their role as a patient advocate. Nurses play a vital part in America’s healthcare system, obviously at the bedside but equally important, in driving policy change (Hassmiller, 2010). Many questions must be answered for nurses to thinking clearly though this issue. What is the current state of the abortion debate? What is the nurse’s role in public discourse? Should the nurse have a role in public discourse?
What Is Abortion?
Vacuum aspiration is normally performed at nine weeks or less, and it is the most common abortion procedure used worldwide. It …show more content…
Well, laws always “infringe” on someone’s right to autonomous choice. Ability cannot be taken away, but the purpose of law is to make moral declarations about the choices people make. People have the ability to break into a home—legal grounds to break into a home, not so much. The choices that people are legally able to make should limited by the law; that’s the point of law.
Because nurses play a vital role in policy making, nurses have a unique position to speak to the morality of abortion. Nurses can choose where to work. Nurses can work in environments that value all life and refuse to work in facilities that do not. Nurses caring for women who have had an abortion should do so with love and respect. While nurses can fight for the lives of the unborn, they do not have to treat those with a history of abortion with