Medical Point of View on Moral and Ethical Issues

Abstract: A 6 page paper which examines six specific subjects requiring moral and ethical judgments from a medical perspective. The six sections covered are patient advocacy from a patient advocate point of view; the legal definition and responsibilities of moral vs. ethical behavior; addressing and identifying difference between moral and ethical behavior in the medical profession; a situation application in which ideas for a student are proposed as to what to do when asked to participate in a first trimester abortion patient believes is 5 months instead of 3; what to do when a member of the surgical staff is impaired through substance abuse; and addressing ethical responsibilities regarding research when asked to participate in ethical research experiments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Subcatagory: Argumentative / Pro-Con Essays

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