Individual’s cultural beliefs and values depends on their childhood upbringing. Most often, people try to justify their immoral actions just to make them feel better. In Pharmaceutical Intervention, Martin Egblewogbe presents a case that reflects the idea of morals, ethics, rights and rule of law which arise in our everyday endeavors. This paper seeks to point out the main protagonist in the text, the key moral puzzle and finally, a commentary on how rights and the rule of law played out in the text. The leading role in the text was played by the pregnant lady which makes her the key protagonist. In the text, Egblewogbe highlighted the account of unplanned pregnancy under the influence of substance abuse. The key dilemma and moral puzzle …show more content…
Lawyer Kwame Boafo Akuffo in his speech about the rule of law, mentioned that the legitimacy of a state is a necessity for the operation of the rule of law. He further delved into the institutions of the country playing a key role in maintaining the rule of law. He added that the judiciary arm of government among all other institutions plays a vital role in upholding the rule of law. The judiciary consists of state lawyers, judicial police service, legal aid officers which are responsible for making, interpreting and enforcing laws. In the case, the pharmacist gave a prescription outside the confines of the law. This speaks to the fact that, there was poor enforcement of the made laws of the country by the judiciary in the case. If the laws regulating the sale of inappropriate and illegal drugs were properly enforced, there would not have been this illegal prescription in the case. Therefore, it can be deduced from the case that the rule of law was not maintained due to inadequate functioning of the judiciary in enforcing the laws of the country. Casey mentioned that, morals are built on ethics (Casey, 1972) hence, ethics determines moral principles. Analysing this case using concepts learnt in class has made me conscious of the way the little things we take unserious can present bigger threats to ourselves and others well-being. I have also learnt not to justify my immoral actions. My awareness have therefore made me conscious of the things I do so as not to go against my morals and that of others whiles conforming with and preserving the rule of law of the
Dawn Riley at American True Student: Professor: Course title: Date: Dawn Riley at America True This paper analyzes the story of Dawn Riley at America True from an ethical perspective. In particular, the ethics in the story is analyzed from the utilitarian ethics perspective. Utilitarianism is a well-known moral theory. Its main concept, just like other types of consequentialism, is that whether the action of a person is morally wrong or right depends on the effects of that action.
As director of the National Drug Control Policy, William J. Bennett shares his stance on the drug war in “Drug Policy and the Intellectuals”. He addresses the arguments that American’s have proposed in regard to the legalization of drugs. Bennett goes on to say that the justification behind legalizing drugs lacks the seriousness that a topic like this should have. In addition, the results would likely be disastrous. Rather than “taking the profit out of the drug business”, Bennett’ alternative is to make the usage of drugs a less appealing option.
Jeremy Bentham, the 18th century founder of modern utilitarianism, reveals the inner flaws of humanity’s need to justify their actions with the end result, noting that man does not seek to answer ethical questions such as “Can they reason?, nor Can they talk?, but rather Can they suffer?” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Although society ultimately benefits from the development of HeLa, the immoral practices that were the foundation for such advancement cannot be simply overshadowed by the reward that came from it. If such an assertion was considered valid, then the actions of the Nazi physicians that committed such unspeakable crimes could also be justified by their goals of racial purity and societal security. Any of the research collected for the promotion of the HeLa cells was capable of being administered without the violation of human dignity and informed consent.
Marmar Tavasol Word Count: 815 The Right to End Suffering Mrs. Brown, a patient with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) should have the option to end her life prematurely or to stay alive and suffer tremendously from a disease that is bound to kill her. Based on the readings and lecture in class, it has become apparent to me that choosing to die by withdrawing medication and choosing to die by taking medication follow very similar reasoning. On the paper Story of Teresa & Terrence - The Established Medical/Legal View, a parallel description of the reasoning that is followed for each case is shown, making clear the logical differences of each patient. In my opinion, the differences in the two cases of Teresa and Terrence are trivial at best.
As modern day people, we allow our environment to impact the way we make decisions, how we speak to people, and how we resolve conflicts. The influence of outside pressures from society, moral obligation, and physical disabilities does not allow many individuals to pursue their dreams. In Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton the tragic story of a farmer and the unfortunate events that led up to his current life. This is then used to reveal the conflict of societal standards that challenge Ethan’s personal desires and keep him from pursuing his dreams.
risk of re-offending. Individuals under this type of programs are sex offenders who have been incarcerated or convicted of a sexual crime and identified by sex offender treatment providers that treatment is required. The SOTP can be administered in the community and in a prison setting to manage sex offender and to prevent future sex offenses. The approach of treatment for individuals who are enrolled in SOTP are cognitive-behavioral and psycho-educational therapy. The cognitive-behavioral therapy targets thinking patterns and deviant sexual behaviors as they relate to sexual offending.
The position of moral patients is that they are unable to formulate moral principles. For this reason they are unable to be judged as being in the right
Within the field of education there are many concerns one can have about the students in their class, at the same time as parents there are just as many worries about their children. A major concern for parents as well as teachers is how to help children who experience difficulty in school. All parents want to see their child excel, and it can be very frustrating when a child falls behind in either learning to read, achieving as expected in math and other subjects, or getting along socially with peers and teachers (Buffum, Mattos, Weber, 2010). Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multistage approach to providing services and interventions to struggling learners at increasing levels of intensity (Buffum, Mattos, Weber, 2010). RTI allows for
There is a wide misconception that pills have the ability to cure any problem. Depressed? Take a pill. Are you in pain? Here’s a bottle of Oxycodone.
In his essay, “Louis Cost Drugs for Addicts” (1995), Louis Nizer claims that we should offer legal, low-cost drugs to people. For his logos appeal, he mentions three reasons to support his claim. Which are the mobs would lose the main source of its income, the pushers would be put out of business, and the police and other law-enforcement authorities, domestic or foreign, would be free to deal with traditional nondrug crimes. He uses a pathos appeal when he says murder and serious crimes under the influence of drugs and talks about different types of domestic’s terrors in our nation. Finally, he uses ethos appeal when he says that the government should create clinics that provide drugs for nominal charges or even free.
Running Head: ADVANCED PRACTICE LEADERSHIP 1 Advanced Practice Leadership 4 Advanced Practice Leadership: An Ethic of Care Name Course University Instructor Date Advanced Practice Leadership: An Ethic of Care The Advanced Nursing Practice Leadership Dynamic Perhaps more so than any other profession, nursing has been described as a caring profession and defined by an ethos of care.
If an individual grows up doing a precise thing their entire lives and everybody else around them does the same thing, it is seen to be correct even if it is morally wrong. A bunch of individuals is not going to see anything wrong with what they do since everybody else around them is doing the same thing. The one option to discontinue this ignorance is by means of schooling and awareness of their actions and what the penalties could also be. Until a man or woman’s lack of understanding
Ethics in health care play a vital role every day. The practice of health care includes many scenarios that have to do with making adequate decisions when it comes to patient’s life. For the purpose of this paper, I want to explain the occurrence and some of the ethical concerns found in a case of an elderly patient, who believed in Curanderos and didn’t realize the harm she was doing in regards to her health by not taking her medications. This was a case I found in the book Ethics in Administration a Practical Approach for Decision Makers. The case is the following, Porter Sanders was the assistant administrator at a home health program.
It also states that ethics and the law typically go hand in hand, however it is not always the case, as the law must be based on ethical principles for it to be legitimate, and not only on their legal implementation by fear of being punished, ethical principles must take superiority when the law disagrees with ethics (Breit, 2007). Breit (2007) wrote that practitioners should choose the ethical choice rather than following the law, however the choices must be motivated by the right reasons, and the consequences of action must be well thought
The law is an intriguing concept, evolving from society’s originalities and moral perspectives. By participating in the legal system, we may endeavour to formulate a link between our own unique beliefs and the world in which we live. Evidently, a just sense of legality is a potent prerequisite for change, enabling society to continue its quest for universal equality and justice. Aristotle once stated that "even when laws have been written down, they ought not to remain unaltered".