Professional Ethics

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This paper looks at a number of professional ethics issues, from a psychiatrist attending an assisted suicide to a corporation ruminating over whether or not to permit an aggressive marketing campaign to proceed. The paper also applies some common moral philosophies which hopefully offer some insight into whether or not certain actions should be undertaken.

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"Moral Agent: the moral agent in question is Nestle, a powerful multinational that has, for some time, come under fire for distributing to third-world nations a baby formula roundly denounced as being inferior to mother's milk - and possibly a number of other rival products. Ethical Issue: Should Nestle continue with its aggressive campaigning on behalf of its baby food or baby formula product line in light of the fact that the company has seen its product upbraided in many circles as not providing the nutrients babies need? List of probable consequences if the action is taken: If Nestle continues with its aggressive marketing of the product it will face a number of problems. Firstly, it will incur the likely wrath of regulatory bodies in North America and in Europe which are under-whelmed by the efficacy of its product."

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