Essay

Ethical egoist vs. abortion.

Ethical egoism is vested on personal interests, therefore very selfish on matters that pertain to morality in the society where they view that all that favors their desires is right. Regarding abortion, the ethical egoist would consider it better if the person got the pregnancy and did not need it and feels comfortable that it will be right if abortion gets carried upon her. Therefore, the main reason for this aspect will be if the pregnancy owner did not need it, it will be appropriate to undertake the abortion (Nobis 2020). If the pregnancy was obtained when a person did not attain the desired age and got pregnant due to harassment such as rape, she is not ready to carry the pregnancy because of the period and circumstances under which conception took place, and then abortion will be carried out. The ethical egoist will view the right option as it fits the person who is doing it and will not regard the safety of her own life and the unborn life. If the lady wants an abortion on such grounds, it will be the best reason for abortion. The ethical egoist will take the side of carrying out an abortion. The justification upon abortion is that the desires of the person doing abortion get to achieve. The act will be ethical (Herring 2019). regardless that the other persons may be affected by the act, whether emotional or physical, they don’t care what matters is the desires of the person when they are met that is the joy, and that is what they regard as the best way to go.

The conflict between the self and the community exists because the ethical egoist supports the loss of life. Still, the community values life no matter how and what the circumstances it was obtained. Abortion in the city is viewed as killing, an immoral act that denies the unborn the right to live. My perspective on abortion is central to the ethical egoists since I give great value to life, and the best course of action is to accept and value the right of the unborn to live. Abortion should not be undertaken at all costs unless it is life-threatening.

Social contract ethicist vs. abortion

Social contract ethicists will keep on holding on what the law is vested on in terms of abortion. The reason is that the rules and agreements as a national position about abortion are illegal. Otherwise, the social ethicists will keep that value of life as stipulated in the laws (Muldoon 2016). The fear of the social ethicists' consequences upon committing the offense against the national rules will be crucial among social ethicists. The social ethicists will take the side of the laws on what it spells following an abortion. If the statutes discourage abortion, then that will be the side of the social ethicists (Rachels, J. (2019). The justification held by the social ethicists is that all the agreements and laws require what they regard as the moral obligations they should follow. There is always a conflict between personal responsibility and national obligations concerning abortion as the nation has stipulated what it believes about abortion. There is a variation with how a person want to behave regarding abortion, where many lawbreakers go against the laws privately, therefore creating a conflict between the nation and persons obligation. The best course of action is to follow what the law requires with emphasize to preserving and respecting the unborn life. Some of the persons take advantage of the law, which has allowed them to have that right of taking abortion and always misuse it by obeying what they feel is good and disregard the lives of the innocent unborn children.

American Nurses Association code on abortion

Regarding abortion, the American Nurses Association code of conduct allows the nurse to perform an abortion to those in need. The nurses are obligated to respect the mother's choice so long as the state's law says that abortion is legal. The nurses should give the patients the available alternatives to solve her issues and respect the right to freedom. The patient should receive the best environment, which provides her with the required privacy. There are legal implications upon the nurse if they breach the privacy of the patient. In case the act of abortion is against the nurse's moral, ethical, and religious value. The nurse has the right to say no in participating in involuntary termination of pregnancy (Haugeberg 2018). However, in some emergencies where the need for the patients has no other alternatives apart from abortion, then the nurse should not refuse since there is a discipline implication to the nurses. Because the patient may be in danger and the pregnancy is life-threatening, like a case where the pregnancy has developed in the fallopian tube, and bleeding has started, it will require for the nurse to perform the abortion regardless of their values and morals. When nurses are providing care, they should enhance competence, be supportive, and avoid being judgmental.

They should be fully aware of the abortion laws within the state where they practice for legally binding. Because on top of the laws that are governing the federal government in terms of the health and abortion, the local government has their laws formulated in governing how health and aspects such as abortions should be carried out in which if the nurses do not adhere to them, then they will have to face legal implication. It may even affect the healthcare institutions to which they are practicing. The topic of abortion brings about conflict among the nurses regarding their professional duties as advocates of protecting life verses the patients’ needs and rights (Haugeberg 2018). The nurses' obligations are to save lives and not terminate life, especially when they are involuntarily in need of terminating a pregnancy. Sometimes this act even goes against the nurse's values in terms of religion, and moral statues get violated especially in life-threatening situations. There comes a conflict between nurses' familiar duty to protect life and the professional duty that obligates them to respect the patient's rights. Therefore, the nurse remains with no option than being obligated to ensure that the client’s right is met, but they end up knowing they have not done what the profession empowers them to do in life preservation.

References

Haugeberg, K. (2018). Nursing and Hospital Abortions in the United States, 1967–1973. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 73(4), 412-436.

Herring, J. (2019). Ethics of care and the public good of abortion. Univ Oxford Hum Rights Hub J, 1, 1-24.

Muldoon, R. (2016). Social contract theory for a diverse world: Beyond tolerance. Taylor & Francis.

Nobis, N. (2020). Ethical Egoism.

Rachels, J. (2019). Difficulties for the Theory. In J. Rachels, The Element of Moral Philosophy (p. 97). NY: McGraw Hill education.