The Ethical Dilemmas of Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease INTRODUCTION Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant‚ progressive‚ neurodegenerative disorder (Walker‚ 2007 and Harmon‚ 2007). The gene that causes the disease is located on the fourth chromosome and causes an abnormal number of repeats in the patient’s genetic code (Harmon‚ 2007). Huntington’s Disease can have devastating effects on patients’ quality of life. The first symptoms of HD generally start between the ages
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Analysis of Ethical Dilemma from Current Events Ethical Decision Making in Health Care May 01‚ 2011 Analysis of Ethical Dilemma from Current Events There are many types of ethical dilemmas that plague the medical field but never is a dilemma more important than when dealing with life and death. In situations such as these‚ one must follow their own moral compass. When the case involves an entire hospital going against their religious mandates for the life of a woman‚ the decision
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subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/gacr20 To Tell or Not to Tell? The Ethical Dilemma of the Would-Be Whistleblower Janet Malek Ph.D. a a Department of Medical Humanities‚ Brody School of Medicine‚ East Carolina University‚ Greenville‚ North Carolina‚ USA Available online: 11 May 2010 To cite this article: Janet Malek Ph.D. (2010): To Tell or Not to Tell? The Ethical Dilemma of the Would-Be Whistleblower‚ Accountability in Research‚ 17:3‚ 115-129 To link to this article:
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Corporate Globalization and Ethical Dilemmas ETH/316 6/24/13 Corporate Globalization and Ethical Dilemmas As companies expand into new markets and globalization becomes more and more a part of world economics‚ cultural dilemmas are sure to surface. Different cultures have developed different sets of values‚ laws‚ regulations‚ attitudes‚ and ethics. Communication styles‚ ways of conducting business‚ and etiquette can vary drastically from culture to culture. Something as simple as a common
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There is a major ethical dilemma problem in the story about Mr. and Mrs. Jones. According to Webster an ethical dilemma is defined as “A difficult situation in which an individual is unable to make a decision‚ due to moral conflicts. Picking one solution would mean undermining another.” With that being said‚ the social worker for Mr. Jones family situation have a difficult decision to make. The jones family is seeing a social worker due to trust issues with the marriage. Both Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones
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discrimination: 5 Cultural discrimination: 5 Gender discrimination: 6 Solutions: 6 Developing code of ethics policy: 6 Affirmative action: 7 Leadership style: 7 Workplace discrimination: Workplace discrimination is one of the major organizational dilemmas that have been affecting organizations business process in one way or other. There have been a lot of evidences that can be observed in different small‚ medium and large organizations which prove that workplace discrimination is a force that affect
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Ethical Study Review Kristy Saint Grand Canyon University: HLT 520 February‚ 19‚ 2014 In the health care field there will always be ethical dilemmas to contend with and the majority of these are the most difficult to imagine. In this case‚ a 96 year old male cancer patient is receiving naturopathic treatment from his daughter who happens to be a physician in that field. This has caused conflict between the daughter and the regular physicians due to the fact that they feel
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The above mentioned dilemma’s central focus was on the decisions of the individual. However‚ the dilemmas to come revolve around the ethical dilemmas encountered by medical professionals and family members. Over time‚ the Alzheimer’s patients will lose the ability to rationalize and make decisions for themselves‚ also called‚ the “middle stage.” It is in this stage that it becomes necessary for the intervention of family members. Their loved ones will have to adapt to the ever-changing mindset of
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The film Analyze This‚ raised a number of legal ethical dilemmas Sobel is a psychiatrist that conducts his practice out of his home. Though this is not unethical or illegal‚ the way he conducts his sessions was. The first client that appeared in the beginning of the movie was suffering separation and abandonment issues. Sobel did not give her another therapist’s number and did not leave her with a plan while he was on vacation. He also reinforced her abandonment issues. He met his patient Mr
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HIV Prevention with Positives in Thailand: Ethical Dilemma of HIV Status Disclosure in intimate relationship. Abstract Every year‚ there are about ten thousand new HIV infection cases in Thailand. The majority of new HIV transmissions in Thailand have changed from commercial sex to intimate relationships while HIV prevention generally focuses on self protection and universal precaution. In 2003‚ Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommend to integrate HIV preventive measure into routine
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