Personhood__Human_dignity__and_Moral_Status.docx HLT-302 Case Study: Fetus Abnormality College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, Grand Canyon University HLT-302: Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care
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Personhood__Human_dignity__and_Moral_Status.docx HLT-302 Case Study: Fetus Abnormality College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, Grand Canyon University HLT-302: Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness Case Study: Fetus Abnormality Morals are the guiding principles in human society that dictates right from wrong. According to Sebo, œsentience gives us moral status, meaning that if something can feel, then it has moral status. Fetus abnormality is one of those cases where many people argue about the moral status of a fetus because they are not considered œnormal when compared to other fetuses. Theories on Moral Status Jessica believes that all life is sacred, however she is having a hard time deciding whether to keep the baby as she wants to be financially stable. She is struggling to determine the moral status of the fetus because of the religious theory and the hedonist theory. Marco is fine with whatever Jessica wants, but he will view the child as a burden because of its disability. Marcos is basing the moral status on the fetus off of the hedonistic theory that œwhen one chooses an action, one chooses it for a reason, that is, for the sake of some good one thinks this action will help to realize (Lee & George, 2008, para. 50). Maria believes in the religious theory that the baby has a right to live because Maria tells Jessica that she has a œresponsibility as a mother and it is as œGod intends. Dr. Wilson uses his educational background in medicine to inform the parents of what . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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