Bioethics

Top Ten Core Ethical Values My top ten core ethical values are, autonomy, nonmalficence, beneficence, justice, veracity, fidelity, confidentiality, sanctity of life, civility, and advocacy. I will use these values to guide my nursing practice now and in the future. Sanctity of Life Sanctity of life is the obligation to view human life as sacred (Bokinskie, 2014). Nurses have the obligation to care and preserve life, from the youngest to the elderly. Genesis 1:27 states that we are formed in…

Introduction Nucleotide is a building block for deoxyribose nucleic acids which is called DNA that has four base units,adenin(A) ,thymine(T) ,guanine(G), cytosine(C). The nucleotides can bond with their base pairs(A=T,G=C) to form a linear strand that is supported by sugar-phosphate backbone. In the linear strand, some of three base sequence is a codon and each codon is related to an amino acid. These codons come together in a linear sequence and create a gene. Gene can be called as cipher that…

Pope Francis Leading a Modernized Society The world is ever changing, and this persistent evolution is due in part to the creation of revised leadership, beliefs, and ideals by each generation. The Catholic Church is a pivotal example of evolving change and perspective. While the Church has always been steadfast in holding to tradition, some people believe she is shifting her laws to fit those of modern culture. This shift started when Jorge Mario Bergoglio become Pope Francis and established…

In the United States of America, the legality of physician-assisted suicide or “Active Euthanasia” has been the topic of a highly debated political controversy. Whether there is a morally relevant difference between “Active Euthanasia” and “Passive Euthanasia”, or more simply between doing and allowing harm is at the center of this dispute. Two American philosophers, James Rachels and Bonnie Steinbock share their outlooks on the topic in their essays Active and Passive Euthanasia (1975) and The…

Now that we know about the issue and the causes for the lack of organ donors, we need to talk about what can be done to fix the problem. Some of the things that are already being done is that governments are trying to make systems for keeping track of who is, and who is not an organ donor. According to Miller (2016), having a knowledge of different types of systems in various governments around the world can provide us with more successful options. The current system in the United States is…

86,000… That is how many people waited on a list for an organ transplant. In 2003, fewer than 26,000 organ transplants were performed. That leaves 60,000 people waiting, wishing they could be healthy. (Cherry) More than likely, the person will die because they will not have been able to receive an organ. People need organs in order to function and survive in this world. Someone with a bad heart is not being rude or evil for asking for another; it could be a person who is young and full of life.…

Huxley Aldous Huxley was a 20th Century author whose works warned audiences about the dangers of technology. According to J.E Luebering in English Literature from the 19th Century through Today, some may know him as the author of The Devils of London which is a psychological study of a historical incident and group of seventeenth century French nuns who were crossed over by hysteria (176). This story is important because it shows Huxley’s desire to break free from the “bondage of ego” (Rolo 75)…

The topic of vegetarianism has been a very controversial topic between frequent meat eater and people who make the life decision to restrain themselves from consuming animal meat. Human can live a healthy and prosperous lifestyle without the consumption of any meat. Meat is not a necessary factor to live a fully adequate life. The opposition claims of vegetarianism that animal meat supposedly contains certain health benefits.Through years of research we found out that’s not entirely true.…

“Ethics are not optional in medicine,” as stated by director of health policy and public health Alexander E Limentani in a recent edition of British Medical Journal. For centuries, doctors have debated whether ethics and honesty go hand in hand or if there may be some exceptions to the truth. For instance, fifty-five percent of physicians say they often or sometimes describe a patient's prognosis in a more positive manner than the facts might support. Imagine looking a young child in the eyes,…

Euthanasia: A Death with Dignity Introduction Imagine being a patient in a doctor’s office receiving the diagnosis of a rare cancer or a terminal disease that ultimately could entail suffering daily and may end in death. A copious amount of questions might begin to process. Questions like: what happens from here, what symptoms will be encountered, what medications might be taken, how many and how often, how many test will be done, how many pokes and prods will happen, what treatment includes and…