Question

3. You are a high school health teacher. The board of education has just adopted a policy that prohibits the teaching or discussing of information related to contraceptives or abortion in the district. The only approach that can be mentioned in the classroom is abstinence. You have read research that indicates that the abstinence approach is not as effective as some may think. After class one day, one of your students approaches you and informs you that she is pregnant. She requests your help and asks for the name and location of an abortion clinic. She also asks that you not tell anyone about this. What will you do? Using the 10-step decision-making process to solve the problem Step 1. Define the problem, identify the ethical issue, and gather relevant information. Step 2. Identify who will be affected. Step 3. Contemplate the ultimate goals and ideals. Step 4. Identify the' alternatives (viable courses of action). Step 5. Consider the consequences of the alternatives. Step 6. Consider the nature of the alternatives. Step 7. Reflect on yourself Step 8. Reflect on society and the environment. Step 9. Apply the categorical imperative Step 10. Choose an alternative, provide a rationale, act, and monitor the results. 3 Words English

Answer 1

Answer :

Step 1 : is high school student was pregnant, and she needs abortion.

Doing abortion is ethical issue.

Relevant information regarding her is

whether she married ? Or not,

Any abuse by unknown person,

She have any relationship with other?

At present how many weeks, means last menstrual period we need to ask,

Like this information we need to gather from the student.

Step 2 :

* as a school health teacher has to deal the situation, with out telling any one it can not be solved, so she will be affected and the student also have some of issues and problems if this information known to others, so both are affected.

Step 3 :

* if it is in humanitarian condition the teacher can tell the abortion clinic and she should help to her.

* and complete health education should be provided to the students regarding contraceptive methods and advantages and disadvantages of them.

* if she is below 12 weeks pregnancy she can undergo for medical methods,

* if above 12 weeks she can undergo for surgical methods like dilatation and curettage.

* helping in these situation and strictly educate regarding problems and complications of pregnancy.

Step 4 :

* the teacher directly can meet the gynecologist and she should explain the student condition and with out any complications she can help her.

* or if she is not married willing for marrie we can plan for marriage to her.

Step 5 : consequences of alternatives includes ,

* if we go for abortion it is a illegal process, with out going formally means, there will be a ethical issue.

* if we marrie her in high school age it is a child marriage and she can get complecations anemia, malnutrition, intra uterine death problems ect.

Step 6 :

* termination of pregnancy is a best method than early childhood marriage.

Step 7 :

* it will reflect like a bad thinking of society about this on our self's,

* and it is a ethical problem.

* if the student is under humanitarian condition it is benefit to her.

Step 8 :

* Reflection on society is it's one of the bad impression on the student if they perceives negatively,

* it is developed like common negligence among surrounding people.

Step 9 :

* abortion is necessary for the student, as she is unmarried.

Step 10 :

* complete education regarding contraceptive methods and it's advantages and disadvantages need to be explained.

* and explain complications of pregnancy in early age, and with marriage,

* how and when to get pregnancy also clearly explained the students.

* show some power point presentations regarding complications of early pregnancy and contraceptiveethods .

* by these education they understand the problems and risks and some change may occurs in their behaviour.