Ethical And Bioethical Issues In The Medical Field

Ethical and bioethical issues are a constant struggle that all healthcare workers will encounter in some point in their career. Ethical is relating to moral principles. While Bioethics is the study of controversial ethical issues emerging from new situations and possibilities brought about by the advances in biology and medicine. It is also moral discernment as it relates to medical policy, practice, and research. "Bioethics" has been used in the last twenty years to describe the investigation and a study of ways in which decisions in medicine and science brought about in our health and lives and upon our society and environment.

In the healthcare field there are sever bioethical issues that are being introduced in today’s society. One bioethical issue would be blood transplant. There are certain religion’s that does not allow this type of medical treatment. An example of a religion that will turn down a blood transplant would be Jehovah witness. Jehovah witness would consider an unwanted transfusion is equal range to assault or rape. Taking blood is presented as disobedience to a very important divine command.

Consequently, it is worth considering how children/teenagers may view this treatment. Also how they may view themselves after having albeit unwillingly broken God’s law as they see it.
Also another issue would be abortions.

Abortion is the removal of a fetus from the womb of a human female, at the request of or through the agency of the mother, so as in fact to result in the death of the fetus. It is claim that it is wrong to kill innocent human beings.” Fetuses are innocent human beings Therefore, it is wrong to kill fetuses.” In the healthcare field doctor, nurse, etc are not allowed to force upon an abortion even if it was life threatening to the patient if the patient refuse that is the end of that. The patient would have to sign special papers that would state that they turn down the treatment to protect those involved from being sued. Many would fight that abortions should be illegal because of their beliefs but it all depends on the person beliefs therefore, it’s there or an option for those who feel as it is needed/

necessary.
Finally another would be stem cell. The main ethical issues concern is the destruction of human embryos for stem cell derivation. The issue is based on the grounds that the human embryo is a human life with moral value justifying its protection, the extraction of embryonic stem cells is unethical. The uses of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood stem cells have generally been considered to be free of any particular ethical issues. In fact they have been applauded as ethically superior alternatives to the use of embryonic stem cells.
Same with patients that they can refuse certain treatment based on their beliefs I think it depends on situation if the healthcare workers and facilities should or not have the ability to refuse to perform certain procedures based on moral or religious. I say this because everyone has the right to have their own beliefs so why can’t they take their beliefs to work. On the other hand if it will get in the way of the treatment that the patient needs and no one else is there to help the patient in this manner I think the worker should put their beliefs aside and help that patient. It all depends on the situation the healthcare worker should have a patient lay on their death bed for their own beliefs. It’s the job of a health care worker to help the patient. Now if there is someone else that would be more than happy to take on the patient then it is fine. Life and death would be a no-no situation to have any morals and beliefs to get in the way.