Ethical Decision Making

Define ethics?

• More principles that govern a person’s behavior

What is consequentialism?

• The morality of a decision/action is entirely dependent on its outcomes or consequences

What is the utilitarianism?

• The most moral outcome is that which created the greatest benefit

What is deontology?

• Ethical decision making based on following rules rather than the outcome of the decision.

What is the virtue based ethics?

• Moral values and character traits are the foundation of making morally sound decisions

What is the problem with consequentialism?

• You don’t know in advance what the outcome will be

What is the problem with utilitarianism?

• Decisions can be unfair or lack justice

What is the problems it’s deontology ?

• Rules sometimes have exceptions

• Doesn’t consider circumstance or consequence

What is the problems with virtue based ethics?

• Its subjective and open to interpretation

What is the most famous conception of biomedical ethics?

• Beneficence

• Non-maleficence

• Autonomy

• Justice

When does true ethical dilemmas occur?

• where there is a conflict between two or more ethical principles which are mutually exclusive.

List the 4 tools of wingfield and badcoft

• Gather the relevant facts

• Priorities and ascribe values

• Generate options

• Choose and Option