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Moral Right Ethics

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Moral Right Ethics

Moral right is the entitlement to act in a specific way, deliberate behavior, or get some

particular advantages. An individual is a moral agent residing in a society of moral agents under

a shared ethical standard. Clearly, health care as a moral right states that all people without any

exception should have access to health services regardless of time or financial crisis, or

hardships. According to Ruiz et al. (2020), no human being should get sick and die just because

they are poor or unable to afford the treatment and the health services they need. Also, the

determination of good health is fundamental human rights: access to safe and clean water,

nutritious food, high-quality education, and a conducive working environment.

Is access to health care a moral right? Yes, it should be made legal because the right to

health should be entitled to everyone. The citizens should take responsibility for their health and

body by having way into sexual and reproductive information and services free from aggression,

disagreements, violence, and discrimination. It is unethical for a patient to be subjected to forced

medical experimentation or to give them treatment without informed consent. According to

Tseng (2020), every citizen or patient has the right to privacy. The treatment should be with

respect, honor, and dignity because the organizations promote the idea of people-centered care,

which embodies human rights in the practice of health care.

Also, the establishment of clearly examining patients' rights benefits standardization of

care in all fields. Such ensures the patient has a uniform hope in curing the ailment concerned.

According to Serchen et al. (2021), organizations have the responsibility and the mandate to the

development of patients' bill of rights, which empower people to take an active role in taking

care of and improving their health and strengthen the bond they have with their health care

providers, dealing with insurance patient rights and specific issues in healthcare. Strategies have
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been put in place to ensure that everyone has access to fundamental human rights though it's a

long journey, and we have a long way to go because of the implementation of the code of ethics

in regards to health.
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References

Ruiz‐Fernández, M. D., Ramos‐Pichardo, J. D., Ibáñez‐Masero, O., Cabrera ‐Troya, J.,

Carmona‐Rega, M. I., & Ortega‐Galán, Á. M. (2020). Compassion fatigue,

burnout, compassion satisfaction, and perceived stress in healthcare professionals

during the COVID‐19 health crisis in Spain. Journal of clinical nursing, 29(21-

22), 4321-4330.https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15469

Serchen, J., Doherty, R., Atiq, O., Hilden, D., & Health and Public Policy Committee of the

American College of Physicians. (2021). A comprehensive policy framework to

understand and address disparities and discrimination in health and health care: A

policy paper from the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal

Medicine, 174(4), 529-532.https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-7219

Tseng, H. T., Hung, W. F., Hwang, H. G., & Chang, I. (2020, March). Do Patients' Privacy

Concerns Influence Their Intention toward Medical Image Exchange Consent in

Taiwan?. In Healthcare (Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 14). Multidisciplinary Digital

Publishing Institute. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010014