ethical consequences

collocation in English

meaningsofethicalandconsequence

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ethical
adjective
uk
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to beliefs about what is morally right ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions.
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Do the circumstances attenuate the legal or the ethical consequences of the act itself?
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The working group repeatedly considered the ethical consequences of screening for chromosomal and structural abnormalities during the project.
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Both as individuals and as a professional group, we generally come to realize that even local and particular actions have ethical consequences.
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Reports generally cover the effectiveness, safety, and economic impact of technologies better than the organizational, legal, and ethical consequences.
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The authors suggest that we need guidelines to protect physicians against the legal and ethical consequences of this new communication technology.
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The ethical consequences of inscribing performance within the text continue if we focus on its visual appearance.
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There is no easy answer to that question, yet our response to it obviously has ethical consequences that are potentially far-reaching.
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Ethical evaluation is written as a separate chapter but its main aspects are interwoven in the discussion chapter so that evidence is balanced against ethical consequences.
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They have the ability to transform side effects from the traditional individual physical level to a societal level, carrying along economic, political, and ethical consequences (19).
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However, the historical development made that questions of costs and effectiveness are being studied a lot more than social or ethical consequences or questions of acceptance (23;35).
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There is too little definition in an unamendable statutory instrument, and too little analysis of the ethical consequences.
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This is not a scientific advance that we can just apply without considering its ethical consequences.
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Whether commentators agreed with the outing or not, opinions were mixed on the ethical consequences of the expos.
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It is also crucial to note the long-term ethical consequences of such a project.
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Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions.
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Economic systems as a product of collective activity allow examination of their ethical consequences for all of their participants.
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It involves the consideration of the ethical consequences of classroom procedures on students.
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Critics emphasize the contradictions and undesirable physical and ethical consequences brought about by the commodification of natural resources (as inputs to production and products) and processes (environmental services or conditions).
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Reynolds debates the moral and ethical consequences of both technologies and eventually concludes their implementation would be beneficial to humanity.
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