Ethical Issues With Abortion

Introduction

Abortion always arises a number of ethical and moral issues. Currently, this problem is regulated by the law that empowers women to make decisions independently, and it, to some extent, deprives nurses of their responsibility or qualms of conscious because of abortion care. Obviously, abortion provokes serious questions, as it deals with morality of women that do not want to have a baby and with ethics of nurses that operate them. Without a doubt, an issue of abortion is highly controversial, but women should have a right to decide whether to terminate pregnancy or not. They may have many logical reasons, and each of them proves that it is the best option for a woman and her potential child.

Most people are inclined to think that

The problem of orphans and children of troubled families is the result of giving birth to undesirable children (Patil, Dode, & Ahirrao, 2014, p. 548). So, is it more ethical to force or persuade the woman to deliver a child that will not have any positive prospects of future? The same question relates to the future of women that already realize that their child is unwanted. Apart from that, when the woman decides to do an abortion, it means that she has reasons for it. It is the most important factor that should be taken into account before judging

Nurses should refrain from personal recommendations and should not resort to paternalism, namely, doing something to the patient without his or her consent with good intent. In the context of doing abortion, nurses may violate boundaries: they overcome professional relationships and form personal ties with the patient. In such cases, nurses may enforce the patient’s choice, although it is their duty to maintain professional relationships (Winland-Brown, Lachman, & Swanson, 2015, p. 365). Health-care providers should not forget that the patient should make one’s own choice, which will be the most correct. Likewise, the nurse should differentiate between professional and non-professional behavior. The professional nurse cares about the woman safety but does not involves personally in the patient’s private life and does not persuade in her decision-making. The nurse always keeps professional distance and avoids self-disclosure. Professional behavior requires providing detailed and correct counseling services without any secretiveness or abuse of power (Winland-Brown, Lachman, & Swanson, 2015, p. 269). Even if nursing practices are challenging because of the ill atmosphere, caregivers have to remain