Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Blog Post 10: Specific Ethical Question

The Morning After Pill:
Pharmacists are asked
Is it ethical to allow females to buy the morning after pill?
Argument for Yes- It is argued that yes it is ethical because it is giving the female the choice to control her life. Many say that it is not the sale of the pill that is the problem; it’s the education that people are receiving.
Argument for No- It is argued that no it is not ethical because every person is put on this earth for a reason. Who knows maybe you just killed the human being that would have discovered the cure for a certain disease(s). They also say that even if you didn’t intend on that happening you could also do embryonic stem cell research instead. Some argue that with the sale of this pill, it is giving younger people the idea that having sex before they are ready is ok because they will have the pill.


As a pharmacist I would sell the morning after pill.

I however personally side with the argument for against it. I understand that everyone is entitled to make decisions for themselves about what direction they want to take their life.  I would say the sale of the pill would be ok for reasons such as cases of rape. I otherwise believe that everyone is put on this earth for a reason and so you should allow that life to live. Your parents kept you, they decided that you were important to them. If you personally don’t want to keep the life your responsible for creating then there are adoption agencies and programs where you can hand your child over to authorities after the first 72 hours of life to give them a better life then what you can provide for them at this point in time.

http://www.prolifephysicians.org/map_esc.htm
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2001/03/the_morning_after
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19 comments:

  1. Tom LewisNovember 7, 2011 at 10:04 AM

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    5. The reasosn for an against birth control were pretty brief, and could have included a lot more detail. In your argument for selling the pill, why are you selling it even though you side with the other argument? I think you could have talked about your opinion here a little more.

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  2. GerrickNovember 7, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    1. Described field of interest and described question posed. Strong
    2. Both sides of argument were presented. Medium
    3. Appropriate references were included. Strong
    4. Defended position is described clearly. Strong

    5. You say you would side against the pill, but would still sell it? I don't understand where you are coming from on that. Would you sell it only in cases of rape, or can anyone buy it despite your disapproval of their reasons?

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  3. Andrew JeskeNovember 7, 2011 at 7:25 PM

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    3. Appropriate references were included. S
    4. Defended position is described clearly. M

    5. I think there could be more argument for both sides of the topic. I also found it interesting that you would sell the pill even though you side with the argument against the pill.

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  4. andersonwh31November 8, 2011 at 2:45 AM

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    5. I also agree with Andrew that it is interesting that you will still sell it even tho you don't agree with it. You also stated that education could be the main problem. Maybe requiring pregnancy test before the pill could be bought would help prevent that.

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  5. SteveNovember 8, 2011 at 6:46 AM

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    5.You forgot to include how this question relates to your field of interest, I am assuming you intend to be a pharmacist in the future. I also feel that the arguments for and against use of the pill could have used more facts, maybe the current laws regarding the morning after pill and how long it has been around.

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  6. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 4:07 PM

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    5. I think that both sides to the argument were presented but you could have gone into depth a lot further on each of them. I think maybe a survey that was performed giving the numbers for who is for and who is against the pill? Just a thought. Good Work

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  7. Whitney PNovember 9, 2011 at 7:09 AM

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    5. I would suggest adding a little more to both sides of the argument. As mentioned in previous comments, I too found it interesting you would sell it even though you don't personally agree with it.

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  8. Melissa SchmitzNovember 9, 2011 at 8:49 AM

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    5. Interesting topic of choice. I agree with Steve about maybe including more of the laws behind this type of situation.

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  9. Caitlin BruceNovember 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM

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    I am a little confused that you are against it but would still sell it? Still I like how you went in depth a little on why for it and against it, but you didn't really go in depth to how this pertains to your field as stated earlier. Maybe try finding other like you and finding out what among you is that common reason you are against it but would still sell it.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 6:43 PM

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    5. I have to agree with the above comments about being against the drug but that you would still sell it. I understand that as a Pharmacist you don't have much choice as in what you do or don't sell, but if you did, would you still choose to sell it even though you don't stand for what the pill does? Also, i feel like your arguments could have been made stronger for both sides.

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  11. Amy YorkNovember 9, 2011 at 6:59 PM

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    5. I assume from the post is the field of interest is to be a pharmacist one day but it isn't clearly stated. Not sure if that is necessary but most readers got that from the post. Provide more on the other side of the issue. One thing I'm interested in...I've heard the pill is a way to kill the male reproductive cells before it gets to the female reproductive cells how is that any different from any other method of killing off them? Does that really mean you are killing off the individual that essentially isn't even there.

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  12. Danielle ThuemlingNovember 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM

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    5. I would have to say that you could go into a lot more detail on both the pro and con side of this argument. There is a lot of information out there on both sides of this hot topic so I feel that you could pull some stronger references.

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  13. Sam WilliamsonNovember 16, 2011 at 9:27 PM

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    You really need a more firm position. It is kind of contradictory to say you would sell it, but you're also against it. Then you say that you are ok with it under certain conditions. I think a big part of this exercise was to develop a firm stance on a position and defend it.

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  14. forthetreesNovember 28, 2011 at 5:54 PM

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    5. I think you covered all sides well. I personally don't agree with your personal statement, (but you make good points) It is interested how your personal view doesn't match your professional view.

    I think it is very interesting how people in this century have become so accustom to having a personal view, but once its time to go to work, those views and beliefs stay at home, and they sometimes have entirely opposing views at work.

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  15. Kevin OsumDecember 5, 2011 at 3:19 PM

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    i think its interesting that you are against the pill but would sell it. maybe go more in depth as to your reasoning.

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  16. Kang Z. VangDecember 7, 2011 at 3:29 PM

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    5.I think you may be able to elaborate more on both sides of the argument.

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  17. Don GischDecember 17, 2011 at 1:27 PM

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    It felt a bit short, could have used some additional information. I liked how you presented your professional opinion as well as your personal opinion.

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  18. SchwazyDecember 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM

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    5. Both sides to the argument were represented but maybe a little more information could be done.

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  19. profish87December 19, 2011 at 3:40 AM

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    Your post left me wondering what your field of interest is. Other then that both sides of the argument were covered, I felt that they could use some more info however

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