Case Study on Biomedical Ethics and Spiritual Decision

Running Head: BIOMEDICAL ETHICS AND SPIRITUAL DECISION
Biomedical Ethics and Spiritual Decision
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BIOMEDICAL ETHICS AND SPIRITUAL DECISION
The Four-Box Model
Principles of Bioethics
Medical Indications Patients preferences
The principle of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
The patient suffers from the foetal abnormality. The
condition is possibly terminal as a continuation of
pregnancy could kill the patient.
If the baby is carried full term, the mother's life will be
in critical danger and no guarantee of the child's
survival. If the child is aborted, the child will not
begin life; also, no guarantee mother will survive.
Respect for Autonomy
The patient is clear about her options and the
implications of her decisions
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The doctor’s recommendation is to terminate the
pregnancy. The mother is yet to decide and must
weigh the two options given to her.
Quality of Life Contextual Features
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence and Respect for
Autonomy
The patient may die, leaving the child with a single
parent, also making her husband a widow, raising the
child by himself. If the child is aborted, the patient
may experience emotional distress as well as physical
side effects from the procedure.
Justice
The patient may be refusing abortion due to her
religious beliefs.
This late in pregnancy, there must be medical
evidence that the life or health of the patient is at
risk.
The father has a clinical decision of the child.
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