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LESSON 3 (Ethics) Flashcards

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The moral code that guides how an individual should behave

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Ethics

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According to him, morality can be viewed in different perspectives—as a law, as an inner conviction, as love, as personal growth, and as social transformation.

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Donal Harrington

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Illustrated the nuances between ethics and morality

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James Gustafson

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Also known as moral relativism; the principle that morality is relative to the norms of a particular culture

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Ethical Relativism

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A theory on knowledge, truth, and meaning rather than morality.

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Ethical Pragmatism

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Who coined the term Ethical Pragmatism

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Charles Sanders Peirce

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Who further developed the Ethical Pragmatism

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William James

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The rightness or wrongness of actions is determined by their consequences

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Ethical Ultitarianism

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Who founded Ethical Ultitarianism

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Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

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The state recognizes the sanctity of life and shall protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception

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Article II, Section 12

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Also known as mercy killing, it is a practice of ending a life intentionally, usually in situations when the individual is terminally ill, to relieve him or her of pain and suffering.

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Euthanasia

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Who described euthanasia as the process of inducing the painless death of a person who is severely debilitated

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Herbert Hendin

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An individual gives consent to subject himself or herself to a painless death

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Voluntary euthanasia

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Conducted when the permission of the patient to perform the process is unavailable, like in the case of a patient in a deep comatose, or neonates born with significant and major defects

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Non-voluntary

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The individual does not give his or her consent

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Involuntary euthanasia

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It is a controversial ethical issue because it involves genetic manipulations that are perceived to be against moral standards set by society.

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Genetic engineering

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A procedure whose main purpose is to screen, choose, and select the genes for proper detection of any genetic disease and other chromosomal malformations.

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Genetic Screening

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Techniques such as genetic control, therapy, and surgery

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Genetic interventions

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A form of genetic engineering that makes use of stem cells to treat or prevent diseases

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Stem-cell therapy

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Popularly known as laboratory fertilization

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In vitro fertilization (IVF)

21
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Guide individuals in dealing with issues and conflicts in the workplace in order for them to remain functional

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Professional ethics

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