A Study of Biomedical Ethics
A Study of Biomedical Ethics
Understanding that everyone is different, will greatly improve our willingness as a society and as a people to accept change. What any given care provider deems correct may not be a shared views by all, or even a select few. Generalizations tend not to work for most of life, however in Bioethics, we base everything on generalizations, and from time to time, specific cases. Controversies arise when what a patient wants differs from what the care provider deems necessary and at times crucial.
Most care providers rely on the marvel, which is modern day medicine to cure illness and to save lives. Some cultures and religions have a difficulty in accepting this fact. There are cultures in which a child being circumcised is an everyday occurrence, however not in America, not here. Controversies arise when what a particular person or family deems their specific norms; override those of the vast majority of us. Why? Because not everyone here in America was brought up the same way, with a station wagon, or a Barbie doll. America is a land of freedom and prosperity for most, and it is the melting pot of the world. Every race and ethnicity is welcomed here, and whether the people of Haiti share the same views on medicine as, lets say a doctor from Alabama, has nothing to do with one another. When people are ill, they need to be taken care of regardless of the means, as long as they survive.
CHOSING ALTERNATIVE HEATHCARE TRATMENT, In Mrs. P’s case where she takes herbal remedies to combat high blood pressure and diabetes, cannot be told which is the correct choice of action for her. She should however be informed of consequences, and the dangers of not treating an ailment effectively and what the results and side effects may be.
In WHAT IS QUACKERY? This relates to the practice of those health professionals, who look to benefit from a service they are not qualified to give or not educated enough to make a basis upon. Such is the case of Dr. U, and when he tells his patients the benefits of herbal remedies, and also has products people can purchase though him.
DIVERSITY AND LIMITS: FEMALE CIRCUMCISION deals with the difficult situations that physicians at time...