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also known as “pro-life” position

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right to life

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concerns with the ordering of procedure in a fair manner e.g. “first come, first served” policy

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procedural justice

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the disposition to act in certain ways or habit that allows people to act in certain ways

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character traits

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a commitment to acting in certain ways without our numerous relationships

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duties

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refraining from harm

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nonmaleficence

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make apology

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reparation

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concerns with the comparative treatment of individual in the allotment of benefits and burdens

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distributive justice

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truth telling

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veracity

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promise keeping

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fidelity

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concerns with compensations for wrongs that have done

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compensatory justice

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also best viewed as freedom right

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right to autonomy

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able to distribute benefits and burdens among individuals

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justice

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these commitments proved to existence of moral bonds

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duties

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bringing out good

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beneficence

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duty to say thank you

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gratitude

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is a theory devoted to discovering what makes a right act or a good person praiseworthy

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normative ethical theory

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is the basic unit of morality used in normative ethical theory.

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norm

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  • Norms – can be grouped into three general categories
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duties
right
character traits (values)

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  • is more than merely a feeling in our everyday lives
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duties or obligations

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 we experience it as a commitment to acting in certain ways within our numerous relationships

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duties or obligations

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when you have wronged someone, you may feel compelled to make some kind of reparation, at least in the form of at apology; when you have made a promise, you feel compelled to try to keep it

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duties/responsibilities

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 in our daily conversation, we rely on a number of expressions to convey our experience of having commitments that lead to certain types of action: I really must, I should, I have to, I ought to…

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duties

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 these commitments proved the existence of moral bonds; it is adopted to describe the whole range of such bonds is obligations and the specific forms of it are called duties

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duties

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not harming and acting to benefit another

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non maleficence and beneficence

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 considered as two duties in a continuum
non-maleficence and beneficence
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 do not harm  prevent harm  remove harm  bring about positive good beneficence
non maleficence, beneficence
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latin word for fidelity
fides
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fides means
faithfulness
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meeting the patients’ reasonable expectations
being faithful
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 basic respect  competence  following the code of ethics of profession  following the rules and regulation of the institution  honor internal agreement
fidelity
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most complex duty
justice
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 consider as an “arbiter” because only called on when there are already problems regarding what is rightfully due to a person, group or institution
justice
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three types of justice
distributive justice compensatory justice procedural justice
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concerns with the comparative treatment of individual in the allotment of benefits and burdens
distributive justice
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concerns with compensations for wrongs that have done
compensatory justice
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concerns with the ordering of procedure in a fair manner e.g. “first come, first served” policy
procedural justice
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most common forms of duties
reparation and gratitude
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 regardless of age and position in life  duty to say "sorry" and "thank you"
reparation and gratitude
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stringent claims a person or group makes on society or to other person
rights
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means you are in a position to lay claim to something on the basis of the moral correctness of you
moral rights
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right relevant to health care may be divided into three categories
right to life right to autonomy right to healthcare
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- also known as “pro-life” position
right to life
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 always been associated with abortion debate
right to life
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 include both “leave me alone” and to provide necessary supports for me to live claims
right to life
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 understood as one of the freedom rights in which your claim on someone is to not interfere with the continuance of your life
right to life
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 comes from religion, philosophy, laws and common sense what right
right to life
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sometimes called as the right to self-determination
right to autonomy
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 also best viewed as freedom right
right to autonomy
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 the patient’s basic health care needs have not changed but the responses have changed  also best viewed as freedom right
right to autonomy
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 different kind of interventions are possible leading to suffering and prolonged agony of the patient who is going to die  response becomes regret rather than expressions of respect
right to autonomy
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 the patient’s right to autonomy has come to be accepted as a moral claim  autonomy is one’s own choices according to principles that could be valid for everyone; the reasons for actions
right to autonomy
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 each person should be permitted to act according to his own convictions  may be exemplified by the right to die through the living will (testament) or through the special power of attorney
right to autonomy
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considered as one of the positive or entitlement rights like food and shelter
right to healthcare
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 the right to claim for money, health care personnel, facilities and medicines from the society in order to assure that individuals will receive the necessary health care services
right to healthcare
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the disposition to act in certain ways or the habit that allows people to act in certain ways
character traits
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character traits that are moral bound
virtues
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character traits that are not moral bound
vices
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will manifest itself if you refrain from deceiving others for your own comfort or protection
honesty
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- is required in order to speak out against injustice or wrongdoings
courage
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can lead you in admitting your mistake
honesty and courage
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can help motivate you to refrain from thoughtlessly harming vulnerable people
compassion
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truth telling
veracity

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