BIOETHICS MIDTERMS [DECK 3] Flashcards
●it involves a married man who engages in sexual intercourse with a woman other than his wife, under specific circumstances.
CONCUBINAGE
○ committed by a married husband by (a) keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling; (b) having sexual intercourse under scandalous circumstances with a woman who is not his wife; or (c) cohabiting with her in any other place.
Article 334 of the RPC
For adultery the guilty wife and her paramour may be imprisoned for up to
6 years
○For concubinage, the husband may be imprisoned for up to -, while his concubine may be merely “banished” but may not be imprisoned.
4 years and 1 day
●Natural law ethics had two division
rhythm method and abstinence
This principle is grounded in the presupposition that God has the absolute domain over creation and that in so far as man are made in God’s image and likeness, we have given the limited dominion over creation and are responsible for care.
●STEWARDSHIP (CARETAKERS)
○It involves valuing and respecting patients’ priorities and self-determination.
become stewards or teachers to patients who may not have the expertise or experience in the disease process, but who understand the consequences of their illness.
●STEWARDSHIP (NURSING)
○ “Utilizing and managing all resources God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of his creation.”
●STEWARDSHIP (BIBLE)
○The (5) five Ts
■Time,
■Talents,
■treasure (money),
■temple (body/health), and
○testimony (witness/reputation)
○It means acting as a steward, or caretaker, of the environment.
○It is a strict environmental conservation actions, active restoration activities and/or the sustainable use and management of resources.
●ECOLOGICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
an active union member involved in providing support to other members who are experiencing difficulties.
●SOCIAL STEWARDSHIP
Man is made in God’s image and likeness, we have been given the limited dominion over creation and WE are responsible for it’s care.
INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION
○The nurse steward ought to structure educational opportunities that encourage nurses to shift their epistemology of practice to integrating a virtue-based practical reasoning.
PERSONAL STEWARDSHIP
○It refers to the execution of response ability of the health care practitioners to look after, provide necessary health care services, and promote the health and life of those entrusted to their care.
○A nurse should be familiar and well versed with new equipment and tools that are being used in the hospital and other clinical settings.
●BIOMEDICAL STEWARDSHIP
○”the parts of the physical entity, as parts, are ordained to the good of the physical whole.”
●THE PRINCIPLE OF TOTALITY
○All decisions in medical ethics must prioritize the good of the entire person, including physical, psychological and spiritual factors.
PRINCIPLE OF TOTALITY AND ITS INTEGRITY
It refers to each individual’s duty to preserve a view of the whole human person in which the values of the intellect, will and conscience and fraternity are pre-eminent.
●THE PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRITY
○(ethical paradox or moral dilemma) is a problem in the decision-making process between two possible options, neither of which is absolutely acceptable from an ethical perspective
Ethical dilemma
■This Act shall be known as the “Organ Donation Act of 1991” to legalize permissions to use human organs
R. A 7170
●refers to any process that eliminates, removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life and other biological agents.
Sterilization
●comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
○T-shaped object placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy
●INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUD)
○Chemical barrier -at the opening of the uterus to prevent sperm to reach the eggs
SPERMICIDE
○Flexible metal ring with rubber in the shape of a shallow dome.
DIAPHRAGM
○Latex barrier inserted in vagina before intercourse
○“Caps” around cervix with suction
●CERVICAL CAP