Medical Ethics Concept

Abstract

Both morality and ethics are branches of philosophy. Whereas morality is a taboo pointing out the good and the bad, ethics is a tool for society to determine right and wrong in the behavior of a person that changed over time. Medical practice based on science is one of the most important components of society both the cause and the affected person at the same time. The image appears in the role of ethics reflecting on the concept from past to present. This article gathers knowledge of the social sciences for the transmission and may apply according to the context of the individual, emphasis on “medical ethics”which is an applied ethics. Early traditional medical ethics based on wisdom, belief tradition, experience and religious influence. Relationships between doctor and patient are mutual faith, trust & believe like paternalism. Come to the normative medical ethics that become the provider and the recipient or business operators and consumer’s relation. There are standard of care and practice, standard and level of caution, patient’s right and duties of a practitioner, together as a criterion terms and practices that must be adhered. In medical practice with consideration decision making and treatment of patients. Will take into the respect of patient’s autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice, which is the core of medical ethics call “principlism” practiced continuously in normative medical ethics era. In the bio–medical ethics era. “principlism” still, primarily because of its relational flexibility. But there are criticisms that may be contrary to “moral theory”. There is also an argument for abstract reasoning and believe that it is not correct when considering the care of each patient in “bottom-up” direction. Another revised concept is “casuistry theory”. Some ethical principles specific to females or disability persons and human rights theory. Many cases need to be referred to the aspect of religion. Many times, it must be taken into account of the common reasoning aspect that the social community needs. That are common justificatory strategies focusing on the debate about human dignity, the sanctity of human life, and playing god. Using medical ethics therefore requires a combination of these principles.