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It communicates a negative message to the tolerance of the society and in a way indicates that those who are living with such complications should not have lived through the sonography in the first place.
On the other side of the picture is the ethical standing of the doctors. Since the provision of information to the patients and keeping it confidential is a crucial ethical issue among the medical practitioners, it would be unethical for the doctor not to provide the right medical information to the patient regardless of the action that the patient may choose to take with that piece of information. The use of sonography is one of the medical attentions that almost every pregnant woman passes through. The results are bound to be released to the individual patient and then kept confidential hence it would be unethical for the doctors and medical practitioners to refuse to relay the information to the client. Indeed, the client can sue...
Again the sonography has potential of helping detect complications like Down syndrome in the developing fetus hence medically fit for every woman so that they can start treatment for the fetus and avoid chances of being born with this complication among others that can be medically correted before birth.
Bearing the fact that the ethical implications or the moral standing of the sue of sonography in the contemporary medical circles is still controversial, it is incumbent on the health officials to go a step further in ensuring that every individual understands the positive services of sonography and encourage people to use it for the beneficial aspects only.
Reference
Alexander J.M. et.al., (2011). Legal Aspects of Obstetric Sonography. Retrieved October 24, 2011 from http://www.ajronline.org/content/153/6/1251.full.pdf
Reference
Alexander J.M. et.al., (2011). Legal Aspects of Obstetric Sonography. Retrieved October 24, 2011 from http://www.ajronline.org/content/153/6/1251.full.pdf
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