According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?

According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?

According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?

DQ 1: Christian Concept of the Imago Dei

The concept of imago Dei (image of God) is among the dominant themes in Christianity, representing the symbolic relationship between people and humanity. Human beings are viewed to be in God’s image despite their abilities, health status, societal positions, and other factors. Being an image denotes being connected with something else or involving a reflection of it (Stahl & Kilner, 2017). As a result, being the “image of God” implies being a substantial reflection of God, connection with the original, and avoiding mistreating the image. It means human beings are obliged to act right and follow God’s commands, particularly as the Bible dictates if they are Christians.

The concept of imago Dei is important to health care since practitioners should be virtuous and embrace a practice that treats all people with the dignity they deserve. Every day, health care professionals encounter patients with varying needs. Stahl and Kilner (2017) gave an example of people with intellectual disabilities (PID) and how they need special care and welcome. People with special needs are often regarded as unequal to others and might not get the attention and support they get in society. The same happens in health care settings when patients do not understand their rights or lack the support to access and afford care. Health care professionals guided by imago Dei believe that all people have an image-based dignity regardless of their conditions or abilities.

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The Christian concept of imago Dei is relevant in health care due to the need for equity and equality in care. In concurrence with White (2020), human beings have an innate value, and medical professionals’ foundation of their work should be belief in God. Such a belief would ensure care for other human beings since they are inherently valuable and represent God in all dimensions.

References

Stahl, D., & Kilner, J. (2017). The image of God, bioethics, and persons with profound intellectual disabilities. Journal of Christian Institute on Disability, 6(1–2), 19-40.

White, N. H. (2020). God, humanity, and human dignity. Practicing Dignity. https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi413v/practicing-dignity-an-introduction-to-christian-values-and-decision-making-in-health-care/v1.1/#/chapter/2

DQ 2:  Value of a Human Person

Some humans are usually viewed as more valuable than others, depending on their contribution to society. For instance, nurses educating people about diabetes are likely to be viewed as more beneficial than drug addicts. However, this is a functional view of human value from an extrinsic perspective since it relies on external criteria (White, 2020). According to my worldview, all human beings are uniquely valuable and should not be rated in terms of importance. All are important and worthy of dignity and respect. Indeed, regarding some people as more valuable than others based on their beneficial contribution may lead to discrimination against some people. They include the marginalized, people with natural deficits, or those requiring special protection, such as infants and the elderly.

My position affects my stance on controversial bioethical issues such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research since I tend to be inclined to pro-life instead of being pro-choice. In most cases, fetuses, designer babies, and stem cell research samples are considered lesser species since they cannot defend themselves rationally. Also, they do not understand their existence and are accorded minimal value due to their defenseless nature. However, such treatment symbolizes speciesism, which is similar to racism, since some species are viewed as less important depending on their value or status (Wireless Philosophy, 2014). It is a form of prejudice that should be condemned since every human being should be treated with the dignity they deserve.

When making most decisions about abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research, the question of morality is often overlooked. However, as Lee (2015) noted, all human beings are subjects of basic rights. They should be protected from mistreatment unless for some exemptions such as brain-dead bodies or radically cognitively impaired human beings.

References

Lee, P. (2015). Moral status and the margins of human life. The American Journal of Jurisprudence, 60(1), 105-120. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajj/auv008

White, N. H. (2020). God, humanity, and human dignity. Practicing Dignity. https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi413v/practicing-dignity-an-introduction-to-christian-values-and-decision-making-in-health-care/v1.1/#/chapter/2

Wireless Philosophy. (2014). Philosophy-Ethics: Moral status [HD]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smuhAjyRbw0

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Assessment Description
What is the Christian concept of the imago Dei? How might it be important to health care, and why is it relevant?
Topic 2 DQ 2
Assessment Description
According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?

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