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I need two replies for each one of these discussions.
1- It is problematic and warrants thought to test babies for HIV without notifying the mother and disclosing the results. On the one hand, it’s critical to count and monitor the number of newborns with HIV to spot potential epidemics and precisely track the illness. The suggested methodology would test the children without the mother’s knowledge and keep the test results secret. It is crucial to take these ethical ramifications into account.
The planned study has essential ethical ramifications. It may be argued that testing a newborn without the mother’s knowledge violates her autonomy. The state government is depriving the mother of the chance to decide whether or not the test should be performed on her child by failing to inform her of the test. The state government is also depriving the mother of the chance to decide how to proceed if the baby tests positive for HIV by withholding the test results from her. The suggested protocol could be interpreted as a paternalistic act by the state government, making decisions without the mother’s knowledge or agreement.
It is crucial to consider the practical ramifications of the suggested protocol and the ethical ones. If the baby tests positive for HIV, the mother might not be able to get the necessary medical care for her child if she is unaware that the test is being done and is not notified of the results. In this sense, the suggested routine can potentially harm the baby’s health and well-being. The protocol’s lack of transparency may also make people distrust the state government and deter women from participating in future research projects or seeking care for their infants.
It is challenging to defend the practice of testing neonates for HIV without alerting the mother or disclosing the results, given the ethical and practical ramifications of the suggested approach. It is crucial to ensure that moms are informed about the test and aware of the results to defend their rights and guarantee that the newborn receives the proper medical treatment. Additionally, it’s critical to provide the mother with the information she needs to make an educated choice regarding whether the test should be performed and what to do if the baby tests HIV positive.
In conclusion, it is a dubious practice that warrants thought to test babies for HIV without alerting the mother and disclosing the results. The proposed protocol has considerable ethical ramifications, and the practical ramifications could be detrimental to the infant’s health and well-being. It is crucial to ensure that moms are informed about the test and aware of the results to defend their rights and guarantee that the newborn receives the proper medical treatment.
References
Childress, J.F., & Gaare, R.D. (2011). Principles of biomedical ethics (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Faden, R.R., & Beauchamp, T.L. (1986). A history and theory of informed consent. Oxford University Press.
Munthe, C. (2013). Autonomy and paternalism in medical ethics. Oxford University Press.
2-If this study is conducted in my hospital without the mothers knowledge or consent the findings and results will not viable. I say this because, there are protocols in place to protect the participants of a study. In this case “the participants” will be mothers and their baby’s that did not have any knowledge or consent to being in a study. One of the protocols in place is called the “Protection of Human Rights”. As stated in Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice e-book, those human rights include right to self determination, right to privacy and dignity, right to anonymity and confidentiality, and right to protection from discomfort and harm. If the study is conducted the state government official will be violating the basic human rights of the mothers and their baby’s. The human rights that will be violated are the right to self determination, and the right to privacy and dignity. The right to self determination is based on being treated as autonomous. Autonomous is defined as “an autonomous agent is one who is informed about a proposed study and allowed to choose to participate or not; subjects have the right to withdraw from a study without penalty” (p.g 246). As the mothers and their baby’s are not being informed about the study their right to self determination is being violated. The right to privacy and dignity is defined as “the freedom of a person to determine the time, extent, and circumstances under which private information is shared or withheld from others” (p.g 246). The mothers are not being informed about the study being conducted therefor, they are not giving consent for their baby’s information to be shared. The right to privacy and dignity is being violated. If the study were to take place they would also not provide an informed consent. An informed consent is a consent form given to the participants of a study to obtain permission to proceed, and it is related to the principles of respect and the right to self determination. As the participants will not receive an informed consent they will be violating their right to self determination and respect. This study should not take place as it violates many human rights of the participants.
LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2021). Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice (10th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences (US). https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9780323762…
