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Title: PERCEPTION OF MODERN MEDICAL ETHICAL ISSUES BY NON-MEDICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES


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PERCEPTION OF MODERN MEDICAL ETHICAL ISSUES BY
NON-MEDICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES
  • M.A.Jothi Rajan
  • Arul Anandar College, Karumathur-625514, India.
  • THE EIGHTH ASIAN BIOETHICS CONFERENCE (ABC 2007)
  • MARCH 19-23,2007
  • CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND

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INTRODUCTION
  • A mini debate was conducted on Medical Ethics
    for the final
  • year undergraduate students of Physics course. A
    batch of 36
  • students (5 girls and 31 boys) in the age group
    of 18 were
  • divided into 15 groups. The topics for the
    debate were given
  • two months prior to the conduct date, and
    relevant study
  • materials were provided from different books on
    ethics,
  • newspaper cuttings, internet web sites of Eubios
    Ethics
  • Institute, internet web site of UNESCO Bangkok,
    and other
  • relevant web sites. All the students were given
    to read the text
  • book A CROSS CULTURAL INTRODUCTION TO
    BIOETHICS
  • (2005) edited by Dr. Darryl Macer.

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TOPICS INCLUDED FOR THE DEBATE
  • 1. Doctor- Patient relationship (2)
  • 2. Surrogacy (2)
  • 3. Euthanasia (3)
  • 4. Human Cloning (4)
  • 5. Animals are also moral beings(2)
  • 6. Nursing- A noble Job (3)
  • 7. AIDS in India (3)
  • 8. Brain death (2)
  • 9. Health for all by 2000AD (1)
  • 10. Private hospitals (3)
  • 11. Organ donation (2)
  • 13. Medical care for pregnant women (3)
  • 14. Government hospitals (2)
  • 15. Altruism (1)

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HOW THE TOPICS WERE SELECTED
  • A Free hand was given to all the students to
    select a topic of their own
  • Students came out with interest to select the
    topic appealing to them
  • The mentor supplied relevant study materials and
    web page addresses to prepare for the debate

5
Doctor - Patient relationship
  • The debate concluded with the message that the
    Doctor Patient relationship should improve so
    that the cure is more of psychological than
    physical

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Surrogacy
  • It should be discouraged since it degrades human
    dignity
  • However it is the moral responsibility of the
    spouses to decide on this issue

7
Euthanasia
  • It is against the teachings of all the religions
    in the world
  • It should not be legalized as it is the human
    tendency to err in times of terminal illness

8
Human Cloning
  • It is against nature
  • It is against the values of societies practiced
    by most of the people in the world
  • Human dignity is in its peril

9
Animals are also moral beings
  • This statement is partially true
  • The usefulness of pet animals is a moral lesson
    for human beings
  • Animal cruelty should be minimized

10
Nursing - A noble Job
  • It is the fate of the person to become a nurse
  • It is a curse to be a nurse
  • To serve with smile should be the motto of the
    nurse

11
AIDS in India
  • It is a major concern for all the participants
  • It is good to encourage safe sex and educate the
    youth about the harm full effects of unsafe sex

12
Brain death
  • This should be avoided by nurturing the disease
    even in the early stages

13
Health for all by 2000AD
  • It is a reality if we adopt native medicines in
    addition to the allopathic medicines
  • The state is responsible for the poor
    implementation of the wonderful policy

14
Private hospitals
  • There should be high control over the functioning
    of private hospitals by the state
  • There should be perfect billing and high
    transparency

15
Organ donation
  • It is decided to form organ donors club after
    getting all the information's and procedures from
    the state

16
Medical care for pregnant women
  • This is the need of the hour
  • Free medical treatment should be given right from
    the day of conception

17
Government hospitals
  • Should be fully furnished
  • Availability of 24 hours service

18
Altruism
  • This is natural
  • This can also be nurtured
  • No clear cut decision

19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Prof. T. Mathavan,
  • Head, Dept Of Physics
  • NMSSVN college, Nagamalai, Madurai

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THANK YOU
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