Application of Normative Ethical Theories

Professional Ethical Issues

Introduction

A rich and growing body of materials has surfaced on values in epidemiologic research and community health practice. Medical care principles talk about a set of significant principles and concepts to be used for decision-making in the field of medicine. More than any other market, issues that cope with people and their health are essential in the medical market. This is because, people in this market cope with such situations and conditions, every day, which have a direct keeping on another person. That is why, it is compulsory for all medical care companies to have a values panel, a written code of values, guidelines or techniques that control right perform, so that all the concerns, whether the individual, his close relatives, the company itself, care providers and the community itself, are properly taken care of.

Discussion

The Sandy's case illustrates a kind of marvel, but wonders do not occur every time. Was not the consensus of Ms. Kay necessary? What could be her feelings if the scenario had turned adversely? Was not Dr. Cee liable for any mishap happened? All these thoughts explain the risk element attached with the treatment, which actually was a big flop at the testing phase. All of these thoughts highlight the major ethical issues in animal treatment which is:

Is the moral consideration the only right of those, who can speak for?

Utilitarian Theory

Utilitarianism is a significant concept that maintains that the fairly right method in any situation is the one which makes the biggest stability of advantages over damages for everyone impacted. So long as a method generates highest possible advantages for everyone, utilitarianism does not care whether the advantages are created by lies, manipulation, or coercion.

It provides a relatively uncomplicated means for determining the fairly right path for any particular scenario. To find what we ought to do in any scenario, we first recognize the various considerations that we could execute. Second, we identify all of the direct advantages and damages that would be the outcome from each means for everyone suffering from those measures. And third, we choose the method that provides the biggest advantage after the expenditures have been taken into account (Tannenbaum, 1985).

Sandy's case seems justified in the light of utilitarian, as Dr. Cee had found it to be the only possible solution. He identified that the damages are greater in both the cases, whether he considers ...