Bioethics Flashcards
What is ethics
seeks to determine what a person should do or our best course of action and provides reasons why. It also helps people decide how to behave and treat one another and what kind of communities are good to live in.
action guidance and justification
What is the purpose of ethics
- clear action guidance
- reasoned justification
What is an empirical question about egg donation?
how would opening a market affect egg sellers
(why would they benefit from the cash? would they suffer from the surgery?)
What is a philosophical ethical question?
is there a moral right to sell parts of your body? would prohibiting gamete sales involve a morally objectionable form of paternalism?
What are the 4 principals of medical ethics according to Beauchamp and Childress (1989)
- respect for autonomy
- autonomy = deliberated self rule - beneficence
- intent to do good - Non-maleficence
- do no harm - Justice
- people getting what they deserve (fairness)
What is reproductive freedom?
people are free to decide whether, how, and with whom they with to reproduce as long as their reproductive decisions do not substantially harm others
What is the procreative beneficence
If one has the choice of who to bring into the world then one should choose the individual most likely to lead the best life, of the potential lives, based on relevant information
What is justice
people getting what they deserve
What is distributive justice?
deals with how benefits and burdens in society should be distributed
(what kinds of inequality are morally problematic/acceptable)
How does ART and justice relate to each other in terms of cost?
ART is expensive in AUS access to ART depends on wealth
- in this unfair?
- is unequal access to ART the kind of inequality governments should care about?
