Ethical Challenges In Healthcare

Abstract

Ethics and law are not necessarily synchronous. Laws that result from a democratic process generally reflect the majority’s views of justice and fairness. Some may consider a law unjust or immoral and risk or invite punishment by breaking it. Classic contemporary examples are the widespread recreational use of marijuana in the United States, and engaging in civil disobedience to protest government or private actions considered morally wrong by the protesters. Law is the minimum performance expected in society. Professions ask their affiliates to obey the law, but simultaneously ask more of them. Thus, a profession’s code of ethics requires members to act in ways different from other members of society.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Handbook of Healthcare Management

Number of Pages

460-482

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470167.00024

Socpus ID

84957991616 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84957991616

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