Bioethics Flashcards
Be familiar with the terms
Consequence-based approach
the most positive outcomes with minimal draw backs
Duty/rule based approach
follow the rules no matter the consequence
Virtue based approach
what would a good person do?
Social Factor/Implication
Effect on community
Economic Factor
Money of the stakeholders of the problem
Political Factor
Who holds the power in this issue
Integrity Lens
Do the right thing when nobody is looking (searching for knowledge and showing everything - transparency)
Legal Factor
What are the regulations?
Justice Lens
People get what they deserve
Beneficence Lens
Do good to others (maximises positives)
Non-malefience Lens
doing no harm (minimising the negatives)
Respect Lens
Honouring someones needs, feelings or decisions
Biological Implication
The impact on the organism which is being changed (e.g. GMOs)
Ethical Implications
Considerations based on moral or religious beliefs
