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Ethical And Moral Issues Relevant

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Background of the Case:
In this case, I saw as a bioethicist that there was a child brought into to hospital saying that the child had an asthma attack. But the doctor, Dr. Kildaire, checked the child and found out that the child had burns on the child’s chest. She assumes that the burns are due to child abuse. She asked the child, but the child does not communicate well in English, the doctor assumes he is Vietnamese. The doctor wants to let the police and Child Protective Services know about this case, but she came to the Ethics Committee and now it is up to us to make our decision.
Ethical or Moral Issues Relevant in the Case:
Social contract theory does apply to this case in a small variation which is explained by Kymlicka by, “One approach stresses a natural equality of physical power, which makes it mutually advantageous for people to accept convections that recognize and protect each other’s interests and possessions” (17). This would relate to the case because the doctor is trying to protect the child. The most basic principle is Principles of Bioethics which involves four main principles, “(1) respect the capacity of individuals to choose their own vision of the good life and act accordingly; (2) foster the interests and happiness of other persons and of society at large; (3) refrain from harming other persons; and (4) act fairly, distribute benefits and burdens in an equitable fashion and resolve disputes by means of fair procedures” (36-37). This applies to the

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