Question

A 12 year old child has undergone several unsuccessful treatment regimes for cancer over a period of years. The parents heard of a new research option for treatment that could possibly prolong the child's life for several months up to a year. As a result they have requested this treatment. The child's specialist physicians do not believe the procedure will benefit the child significantly and may in fact have debilitating results on the child's health which could severely impact the quality of life. Is it ethical for the child to undergo this therapy? Argue your position using using Deontology. General statements or opinions will not earn points. You must provide back up your argument with components specific to Deontology. Specifically answer the following questions:

1. Define the act. Exactly what are you doing? 2. Intent: Why are your choosing to do this. Is this in line with ethical considerations? 3. Which of the universal laws supports this decision and how does it support it? (review the list given under Deontology in class 1) 4. Which of the universal principles does it go against and how does it go against it. (review the list given under Deontology in class 1) 5. Compare all the considerations from the questions above and determine if IVF procedures are ethical or not. Support your conclusion

Answer 1

1. This therapy is not ethical because it against the principle of nonmaleficence that is do not harm to the patient. So that it affect the quality of child 's life.
2. Deontology is the act which is right or wrong based on morals in which consequence have no consideration. Here the parents demand prolonged life eventhough the child suffer a lot due to new treatment in which it debilitate the child.
3. IVF procedure have ethical dilemma in relation to the principle such as autonomy, beneficence and justice. Religious controversy is raised. And also here many embryo are processing choose best and other discarded. It is an ethical issue.