✦ LIBER ✦
Induced Abortion: An Ethical Conundrum for Counselors
✍ Scribed by Vaughn S. Millner; Robert B. Hanks
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
Induced abortion is one of the most controversial moral issues in American culture, but counselor value struggles regarding abortion are seldom addressed in counseling literature. This article considers the conflictual nature of the the ethical principles of autonomy, fidelity, justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence as they can occur within the context of the counseling relationship, particularly with clients considering abortion. In addition, the authors present strategies for counselor self-evaluation, offer recommendations, and provide questions to facilitate ethical decision making.