Carlatan, City of San Fernando

College of Nursing

HEALTH CARE ETHICS( NCM 108)

FIRST SEMESTER SY 2020-2021
MIDTERM WEEK 8
ABORTION

I. Write T if the statement is correct and F if the statements is incorrect.

___T____1. Abortion willed as an end or a means of another end is direct and thus immoral.
___T_____2. Indirect abortion is morally permissible if it is the foreseen but unintended loss of
the fetus following upon a medical or surgical procedure necessary to preserve the life or
health of the mother
___T____3. In case of spontaneous -inevitable abortion, if it is medically indicated that the
fetus is dead, it is morally licit to remove it.
___T_____4. In case of abruption placenta (The placenta is the presenting part) if the placenta
is completely detached causing the death of the fetus and that hemorrhage follows removal of
the fetus is, of course morally licit.
___T_____5. Responsibility must be taken to dispel any vincible ignorance and to obtain
knowledge about surrounding issues and moral principles relative to the removal of the fetus
for the sake of the mother’s health so as to establish clear and certain conscience in whatever
procedure and or cooperation to be employed.

II. Mark (/)to circumstances under the law authorize the practice of abortion
____/ ____1. When the mother is authorized to safeguard her physical and mental health
____/____2. When pregnancy is the consequence of rape incest or when it occurs in minors
____/____3. when the mother has been exposed to other risks like certain drugs or ionizing
radiations which can lead to defective fetal development
____/____4. When chromosomal abnormalities are diagnosed through amniocentesis
____/____5. When the parents are mentally deficient and considered incapable of adequately
rearing a child.

III. What are the Physical and the Psychological effects of Abortion on a woman concerned.
Physiologically, the woman who committed abortion may lead to a complication if it’s
not performed correctly. It can cause damage to her reproductive system and it might
affect her chance to conceive a baby if she would want to. On the other hand, there will
be a possibility that she would feel dirty and used as well as feel degraded and
embarrassed. She may feel outcast or judged by other people and might feel unsecured
to get along with others. Furthermore, it will affect her psychological aspect in a way
that she will think of it every now and then what she have committed. Moreover,
abortion may affect a woman by developing mental illnesses such as depression,
trauma, and anxiety disorder due to what she has committed. Thus, this may result to
the woman to resort into a violent behaviour by inflicting pain towards herself or to
those people around her. Lastly, she will more likely experience lower life satisfaction,
lower self-esteem and self confidence and blame herself for the rest of her life.