Abortion and Ethics Essay

Introduction My personal ethics include deontological ethics, beneficence, and nonmaleficence, all of which can be utilized in professional ethics. However, personal and professional ethics may clash in difficult healthcare dilemmas, so it is important to distinguish between them. Deontological ethics can be referred to as “duty-based ethics” because it concentrates on a person’s duties to others, telling the truth, and keeping promises (Pozgar, 2016, p. 11). Beneficence is the principle of…

Abortion in World Religions: Is it ethical? In this world where abortion has been discussed to a high extent, it would seem that there would be a definite answer on the ethicality of abortion. It would also seem that through the increase of scientific research through the years, there would be a solution to the question: when does life begin? However this is not the case, especially when religion is brought into the picture. In the religion of Buddhism, it is “believe[d] that abortion at any…

Abortion is the premeditated process of ending a pregnancy. An expectant mother can decide to abort for various reasons. Such reasons range from genuine concern for health to mere fear of responsibility and social stigmatization that comes with unexpected pregnancy. Abortion can be made in the interest of the health and life of the mother, especially when it poses a risk to her life. However, others abort because they fear the responsibility associated with bearing an unwanted pregnancy (Kaczor…

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 argument for abortion, our group focused on several points. Our first reason was…

certain social work ethics and standards such as the right to self-determination, dual relationships, or confidentiality. A social worker can even face an ethical dilemma from a conflict of morals and values that they may have with their client. I will be examining an ethical dilemma that intersects both morals and values and confidentiality. Let’s say for example a social worker has an 18 year old client who is pregnant, still living with their parents and seeking an abortion. Due to the social…

Women have executed their right to get an abortion and despite concerns with the ethics of abortion, we continue to turn down bills against abortion. Whether it be first, second, or third trimester women cannot help but wonder about whether or not they are ready for a baby. Abortion is very common, 3 out of 10 U.S. women will have an abortion before they turn 45 years old. Without really thinking of the ethics of abortion, it appears to be healthy but are these appearances really…

Abortion is a very touchy topic for many people. Some religions are strongly against abortion and have rallies to “Protect Life”. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy; and by some is called murder of a baby. The reasons for an abortion are often judged and cause many arguments. For this reason, and many more, abortion is one of the major things discussed in Medical Law and Ethics. Abortion isn’t just open wide and let me scrape this baby out; there are two types of…

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 2 Running head: REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 1 Reflective Journal Tsering Lama Tamang George Brown College February 22th, 2018 Nursing Ethics Description When I was working as an RN in Nepal, I had a patient who was 16yrs old, and it was her third time to have an abortion. She came alone to the clinic looking scared, worried and requested me not to disclose her name. I asked her if she has anyone with her and she replied no. In our country, getting pregnant before marriage is…

for murder for 2 years ,but a teen mom has an abortion killing the baby and gets nothing with is unfair she should be punished too. Abortion is not right way to go and there are other choices than just murder. According to a recent survey , which I conducted 45 students, faculty, and staff of Crane High School, most people do not support abortion. The exact results were 19.35 percent do not support abortion. And only 4.44 percent do support abortion of students and faculty. The pie chart…

Positional Paper on Ethical Issue In a proposed case, Jenny, 18 years-old, a young pregnant teenager sought a counsellor and expresses her decision in considering an abortion because her boyfriend left her and she no longer can bear the responsibility alone. Jenny says that she really needs to talk her options over with an adult who is “outside of her family” and doesn’t wish to involve her parents into this as she never wants to disappoint her parents any longer. Jenny also said that she has…