BASIC BIOETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND ANALYSES OF BIOETHICAL ISSUES

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Is a philosophical discipline that deals with the study of the morality of human conduct in relation to
health in particular and to human life in general.

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Bioethics

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It is the quality of the human act and is related to ethics

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Morality

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branch of philosophy that pertains with the morality of human conduct

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ethics

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What are the basic bioethical principles?

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1. Stewardship principle
2. Totality Principle
3. Double Effect Principle
4. Principle of Cooperation

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it embodies the concept that a steward has the obligation to take good care and improve a thing
or asset entrusted to him/her.

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Stewardship Principle

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is pertaining how are you going to take good care of your responsibility or your responsibility as a healthcare practitioner in supervising of all your work

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Stewardship

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It means that the parts of the physical entity, as parts are ordained to the good of the physical whole.

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Totality Principle

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is one of the important documents that you need to communicate with your patient to avoid legal
issues.

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Informed consent

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Contemplates that it is permissible to cause harm as a side effect (or “double effect”) of bringing about a good result even though it would not be permissible to cause such a harm as a means to bringing about the same good end.

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Double effect principle

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Is a bioethical concept that differentiates the action of the wrongdoer from the action of the cooperator.

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Principle of cooperation

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2 types of principle of cooperation

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1. formal cooperation
2. material cooperation

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Defined as willing participation on
the part of the cooperative agent in
the sinful act of the principal agent

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Formal Cooperation

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Occurs when the cooperator does
not intend the object wrongdoer’s
activity but actively participating in
the deed by which the evil is
performed.

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Material Cooperation

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What are the major bioethical principles

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1. Principle of Respect for Autonomy
2. Principle of Beneficence
3. Principle of Non-Maleficence
4. Principle of Justice

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Entails that health-care professional should respect the autonomous decisions of competent adults.

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Principle of Respect for Autonomy

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The ability of a person to give consent after due information of medical intervention. However, if
the patient is minor (below 18 y/o) then this principle is exercised by the parents.

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Principle of Respect for Autonomy

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It holds that the health care should aim TO DO GOOD. The ethical obligation to maximize benefit and to minimize harm.

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Principle of Beneficence

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Requires that health-care professional should do NO
HARM. Obligation to prevent undue and deliberate infliction of harm on persons.

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Principle of Non-Maleficence

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Hold that the health-care professionals should act fairly when interests of different individuals or groups are in competition

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Principle of Justice

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2 types of principle of justice

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comparative and distributive justice

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Refers to balancing the competing interest of individual and groups against one another

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Comparative Justice

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Refers to the fair distribution of healthcare services to all

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Distributive Justice

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Is an ethical dispute that requires the application of ethical principles for its resolution.

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Bioethical Issues

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It demands respect and protection of life

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Pro-life

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It attempts to calibrate the extent of respect and protection due to life

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pro-choice

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requires the application of ethical principles to a certain ethical inquiry

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Bioethical issues

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is primarily concerned with the interpretation or application of the law, particularly to a certain given fact

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legal issue

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give the well-worn bioethical issues

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destruction of life and sustaining life

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it composed of abortion and euthanasia and assisted suicide

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destruction of life

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It composed of withholding life support and organ transplantation

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sustaining life

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Refers to the termination of pregnancy before the viability of the fetus. It also involves removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. This can be direct, induced or even by natural cases or accidents

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abortion

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it is also known as mercy killing. it is the practice of painlessly putting to death a person suffering from an incurable disease. It can also be active or passive

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Euthanasia

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It is what we call the positive euthanasia. It involves actions that speed up the process of dying.

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active euthanasia

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True or False: In active euthanasia, it may be committed with or without consent of the dying patient

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true

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It is also known as negative euthanasia. There is no heroic measure taken to preserve life.

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passive euthanasia

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Sometimes, a patient needs CPR, but the relatives may sometimes not permit it because may cause harm to the patient. They have the rights as long as there is a waiver to waive the procedure.

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DNR- Do not Resuscitate

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Refers to the decision of the patient or his/her representative to refrain from giving permission for treatment or care

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Withholding treatment

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Refers to the decision of the patient or his/her representative to discontinue activities or remove forms of patient care

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Withdrawing treatment

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Is a form of surgery wherein one body part is transferred from one site to another or from one individual to another.

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Organ Transplantation

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Tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another in the same individual

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autograph or autotransplant

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Transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another

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allograph or homograph

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A surgical graft of tissue from animals to humans

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Xenograph or heterograph