Learning objectives:
At the end of the tutorial session, students should be able to:
Identify the key legal and ethical elements influencing our daily nursing practice..
Discuss the ethical concepts and analyse the legal and ethical dilemma related to nursing
practice.
Discuss the professionalism in nursing.
Pre-reading materials
Please refer to the two attached article
Case scenario:
Susan, a 31-year-old lady, married, had a hysterectomy 2 years ago (surgical removal of the
uterus) due to uterine cancer. Before the operation, she had several oocytes removed for possible
fertilization in the future. She wishes to have a child with her husband. Obviously, she cannot bear
the child herself, so the couple utilizes a company to find a surrogate mother for them. The
husbands sperm will be used to fertilize one of the wifes oocytes, and the fertilized ovum will be
implanted in the surrogate mother. The couple pays all of the pregnancy-related expenses and an
extra HK$200,000 as a compensation for her surrogacy and the agency approximately HK$80,000.
Though the surroga
te has passed stringent mental testing to ensure she is competent to carry
another couples child, after carrying the pregnancy to term, the surrogate says that she has
become too attached to her child to give it up to the couple.
Please write an essay of at least 500 words to analyse and discuss the legal and ethical issues in
relations to surrogated pregnancy and its impact on nursing professional on the above scenario
Attached is the 2 articles about ethical .
Please use hong kong law to discuss.
According to hong kong law chapter 561 :
An Ordinance to regulate reproductive technology procedures, and the use, for research and other purposes, of embryos and gametes; to confine the provision of reproductive technology procedures to infertile couples subject to any express provision to the contrary in any code; to regulate surrogacy arrangements; to establish a Council on Human Reproductive Technology; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
I will elabarate little bit about the above hong know law. please help me to mention it in the essay