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    In Western Society, respect for autonomy has been seen as a major principle in EMA Death and dying Christelle Chadjou (C8009537) healthcare. Even though there is a difference in culture on the significance of autonomy, it’s on the entire extent of autonomy where conflicts lies.Some medical situations can be cause of issues for health care professionals. This raises the concern whether autonomy is just really respected when it’s the general absolute…

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    standard for complete autonomy, when each persons have different levels of maturity which may or may not correlate to their legal age? One decision could uphold the principle that makes sure the "persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection"-- here, by diminished I mean incapacitated young people-- by allowing their parent or legal guardians to make decisions for them (The Belmont Report, 1974). However, that same decision can violate their right to autonomy if they are mentally…

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    other than the patient cannot establish the condition of unbearable suffering and that if the situation has no prospect of improvement or the means of ceasing that suffering, then the ability to endure can only be defined by the patient. The pro- autonomy cause rationalizes the legalization of euthanasia stressing that the patient’s wish to avoid unnecessary and inevitable physical suffering are critical to analyzing the ethics of the right to control medical treatment and the choice of assisted…

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    dependable anymore so we need an upgrade and that society now is like an operating system. We need upgrades in the work force. He argues that rewards and punishments aren’t good anymore. Pink believes autonomy, mastery, and purpose should be used today. That’s were motivation 3.0 kicks in autonomy is making our on tasks and techniques being more self-directed. Mastery and purpose come together because we need engagement to go through mastery and we need to have a purpose why we are mastering…

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    equals and unequals as unequals lies at the heart of the principle of justice” (para. 16). If the right of autonomy was recognized and followed by the law then in theory, Pretty would be able to practice euthanasia as the choice was made autonomously. One cannot be selective in deciding which individuals could exercise their rights while restricting that of another. The inequality of allowing autonomy and impeding choice proved to be unjust in the case of Pretty and euthanasia. 4.3 Paternalism…

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    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…

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    affect not only the dignity of the child, but also of the parents. This first perspective that will be discussed perceives gender selection for non-medical reasons as upholding the prospective parents reproductive autonomy (Australian Catholic University, 2016, section. 4.2.1). Autonomy is considered one the capacities that makes humans human (Australian Catholic University, 2016,…

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    The legislators are attempting reflect justice be making policies and the distribution of goods and services at societal level. The societal policies may aid to limit autonomy. For instance what the individual wishes, chooses, or feels entitled to might not be acceptable in the context of the greater good. Actions and decision that seems to be morally compelling and appropriate for a certain individual might not be permissible…

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    utilitarianism as well as autonomy, it is evident that the policy should be upheld stating the DPOA’s ability to withdraw life support. Utilitarianism, founded by John Stuart Mill, states that actions are good or bad in relation to the end or outcome. Furthermore, actions are right if they produce happiness and wrong as they produce the reverse of happiness. The aspect of happiness is an umbrella term, which includes pleasure and the absence of pain (Burkhardt., & Nathaniel., 2014). Ultimately…

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    ID: 300100796 Kantian Deontology is characterized by the view that persons that are rational moral agents have equal value as well as equal worth. This moral theory has four key themes including dignity, autonomy, rationality, and morality. Additionally, the formula of humanity and the formula of universal law are taken into account when making moral decisions; these formulas are a part of the categorical imperative. Kant developed this moral theory as a way to evaluate the motivation for a…

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