Pharmaceutical Intervention Analysis

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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

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