Morality & the medical system

Morality is possible because we all have a conscience. We all have that capability to decide for one reason or another that something can be right or wrong. Either from religious influence or by the law or even by our parents’ or community’s morals we build our own way of distinguishing if something is ethical or not. Morality’s purpose is to promote co-operative behavior and so that everyone can live in a safe world where they are free to pursue their interests and also to express them by being able to predict other’s behavior according to their own duties as well. For example, there shouldn’t be a conflict with someone wanting to steal your cup of coffee because it is immoral to steal from others. So by predicting the other’s behavior of not taking your coffee, you are free to do as you wish knowing your coffee is out of harms way. Morality solves conflicts because it is also a two-way road, such as respect. Along with rights, come duties. In this way we can progress since morality “greases the wheels of society”. In other words, it keeps things flowing in a stable peaceful fashion. It is also of great importance to involve ethics in our health care system so that we assure the patients permanent wellbeing. Certain patients cannot make rational decisions for themselves and also have no family members who are qualified or can even be there for them. This is where the health care providers (HCPs) come in. They are trained to behave in a beneficial way to give the best possible medical care. Although it is easy to lose trust in a HCP, their intentions are always positive and are always carried out in a deontological manner. They are trusted to do what’s best according to the information that they have been given and gathered about the patient. It is imperative that the HCP has been properly prepared to make rash decisions because putting an end to someone’s life cannot be done carelessly or without thorough investigation on the medical case. Euthanasia, being a popular topic in the bioethical field, whether being passive or active is a final choice that HCPs take after careful and close consideration. In conclusion, morals play a large significant role in medicine due to the fact that we trust doctors, nurses, and health care providers to treat us with utter respect and have the upper hand to choose what is right for our wellbeing. Morality also is the key in how everyday people, HCPs, and we go about making verdicts and judgments in conflicts in order to resolve them.

HCP= Health Care Practitioners