Ehtical and Legal Aspect of a Scenario Where a Gp Has a Dilemma of Disclosing His Patients Hiv Status to His Partner
This is an interesting but complex scenario where professional, ethical, legal, individual rights and public safety considerations are in interplay. The sheer volume of duty of care involved is paramount. a. I will attempt first and foremost indentify all the stakeholders involved in the scenario. b. Explore the Ethical aspect of the scenario with focus on the utilitarian approach and how it impacts on the individual players in the scenario c. Explore how the deontological approach support or fails to support the roles and the rights of the individuals in the scenario. d. Using the basis of case law, common law and duty of care make an attempt to analyse the legal aspects of this scenario. e. Indentify the conflicts and put forward proposals how this should be resolved f. Sum up the rights and wrongs in the scenario and put forward suggestions or recommendation.
Having indentifying the relation between Dr. Gomez and Bob in the scenario. The stakeholders involve in the scenario are,
Bob the patient
Genitor-Urinary clinic institution
Dr. Gomez, Professional
Sue Bob’s partner
Bob’s other sexual partners
The unborn baby
The general public
It appears that Dr. Gomez had until the scenario, build a therapeutic relationship with Bob based on trust and respect assumingly. The facts are if Dr. Gomez fails to inform Sue, his ex-partners and the unborn baby and the general public the risks to others are high and Dr. Gomez’s moral and ethical position will questioned and in doubt. Yet if he broke the trust and confidentiality between him and Bob could feel let down and feel at risk to segregation, discrimination and stigma. 19th century English philosophers and economist Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill assert that an action is RIGHT if tends to promote happiness and WRONG if tends to produce the reverse of happiness. Utilitarianism purports that acts should be classified as morally right or wrong only if the consequences are of such
Having indentifying the relation between Dr. Gomez and Bob in the scenario. The stakeholders involve in the scenario are,
Bob the patient
Genitor-Urinary clinic institution
Dr. Gomez, Professional
Sue Bob’s partner
Bob’s other sexual partners
The unborn baby
The general public
It appears that Dr. Gomez had until the scenario, build a therapeutic relationship with Bob based on trust and respect assumingly. The facts are if Dr. Gomez fails to inform Sue, his ex-partners and the unborn baby and the general public the risks to others are high and Dr. Gomez’s moral and ethical position will questioned and in doubt. Yet if he broke the trust and confidentiality between him and Bob could feel let down and feel at risk to segregation, discrimination and stigma. 19th century English philosophers and economist Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill assert that an action is RIGHT if tends to promote happiness and WRONG if tends to produce the reverse of happiness. Utilitarianism purports that acts should be classified as morally right or wrong only if the consequences are of such