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Ethical Issues in Perinatology

• Chung-Hey Chen, RN, PhD

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Principles of Ethical Reasoning

1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Non-Malificence
4. Justice

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Artificial Abortion
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Informed Consent

• Example
• Shoulder Dystocia

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High-Tech Assisted Reproductive Techniques
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Childbirth After Menopause
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Human Cloning Mad Science!
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Gene Diagnosis
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Surrogate Mothers
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Posthumous Sperm Retrieval
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Murphys Ethical Decision-Making Model
1. Identify the health problem 2. Identify
the ethical problem 3. State who is involved in
making the decision 4. Identify your role 5.
Consider as many alternatives as you can 6.
Consider the long-range and short-range
consequences of each alternative 7. Reach your
decision 8. Consider how this decision fits
into your general philosophy of patient
care 9. Follow this situation until you can see
the actual results of your decision, and
use this information to help you in making future
decisions
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Thank you for your attention!