Ethical Dilemma Essay

Benchmark Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas Society is increasingly faced with ethical dilemmas. A Christian must know what they believe and why they believe it. They must then be able to support our convictions with biblical truth. Abortion is one of many ethical dilemmas that society faces. There were roughly 1.21 million abortions performed in 2008 (Jones). Some people believe that abortion is okay, and even merciful in certain medical situations. Others believe it is never okay to abort a baby.…

Ethical dilemmas are prevalent in education and, as leaders, we must find solutions that are fair and ethical for all stakeholders. A recent ethical dilemma that surfaced at my school involved a teacher and his use of physical contact with students. Our physical education teacher, who I’ll refer to as Mr. Smith, has a good rapport with students and coaches several sports outside of school. Mr. Smith has been teaching at our school for 10 years. He tends to make physical contact with students…

Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts was developed to ensure ethical consistency and adherence of the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). These professional standards guide the application of ABA (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). I have worked in the social services field for most of my life and ethics have been a frequent topic of discussion in staff meetings or training workshops. When I began in the field, I did not have an understanding of the term…

scientific research, sixty participants were surveyed and prompted to express their level of agreement on choices taken within specific ethical dilemmas. The ethical dilemmas questioned the ethics within the consent of cognitively impaired research participants, and the involvement of family members within research studies. 70% of the participants agreed that it was ethical to include family members who have the medical condition of interest within scientific research. This finding relates to…

Presentation Essay For our class presentation, my group (Aleasha Yoho, Daniel Romero and Jeffrey Patrick) tackled the ethical dilemma of abortion. Abortion, by definition is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” People often find conflicting arguments for or against this difficult subject because of the various reasons a woman might request the procedure to be done (i.e. medical, personal or religious reasons). In the…

standards of practice act as guides for professionals when faced with ethical dilemmas. Early childhood educators encounter ethical dilemmas every day and having a code of ethics is an important resource for guiding their problem solving, as well a code of ethics helps to hold educators accountable. For this reason its important for a code of ethics to be a ‘living’ document that is reviewed and revised on a regular biases. When making ethical decisions early childhood educators have to consider…

Ethical Dilemma Paper The ethical dilemma that I choose for this paper is prenatal genetic testing for Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a syndrome that affects the chromosome 21, it is also known as trisomy 21. Sheets, et al., (2011), explains that there are three types of Down syndrome: nondisjunction Down syndrome, mosaic Down syndrome, and translocation Down syndrome. The most common of the three is nondisjunction Down syndrome, it is an extra copy of chromosome 21 (free trisomy) as the…

Abortion Ethical Dilemma Essay Almost every person will face an ethical dilemma at some point in their lives and will wonder what the ethical and moral option is. For some people, they will decide based on what they feel is the best option for them, and they will not ask God for guidance. However, when Christians face an ethical dilemma, they should first consult the Bible and pray that God will show them the option that most closely aligns with what He says in His Word. Also, God is with them,…

lead our country. Eight three years ago Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was walking through the doors of the White House, poised to forge a new path for First Ladies over the next 12 years. Eleanor Roosevelt exemplified characteristics of a visionary and ethical leader by lobbying for human rights; emphasizing issues surrounding women, children, and race (Biography.com). Visionary Leader In 1927, she bought the Todhunter School in New York City and began teaching (Biography.com). She fully embraced…

The Ethical Dilemma of Treating Undocumented Patients “Approximately 11.2 million undocumented immigrants have settled in the United States… The Affordable Care Act of 2010 excludes undocumented immigrants (and legal immigrants here for fewer than five years) from its benefits” (Berlinger & Raghavan, 2013, p. 14). It is complex to treat and evaluate patients when financial and social constraints exist. How can resources be properly allocated among undocumented immigrants in the midst of…