ethical obligation

collocation in English

meaningsofethicalandobligation

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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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obligation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition ofethicalandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The role of punishment,ethicalobligation, and social contracts has also been explored.
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In the first place, it makes apparent that the woman is under noethicalobligationto implant either of the embryos.
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Thisethicalobligationholds even in the face of greater than usual risks to their own safety, health, or life.
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The concept of moral status of an entity means that others have anethicalobligationto protect and promote the interests of that entity.
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It is anethicalobligationof the health profession and society to employ available resources fairly.
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Those acting as surrogates for patients who lack decisional capacity have anethicalobligationto make a good-faith effort to apply the "best interests" criterion from that particular patient's perspective.
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Yet, without set standards and the proper release of information, half measures may be deemed as qualified standards, causing risks of social accountability,ethicalobligation, and legal liabilities.
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Rather, their refusal to work is properly construed as respecting anethicalobligationof solidarity with professional coworkers whose legitimate protests are deemed of sufficient moment to warrant such recognition.
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Health care and social services professionals have anethicalobligationto advocate the expert long-term care needed, seeking to ensure, as far as we can, that appropriate care is delivered.
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In fact, it is anethicalobligationupon the medical profession to experiment with this treatment.
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He may desire to meet hisethicalobligationto make the program habilitative and in the clients best long term interest.
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The distinction between minimal decency (anethicalobligation) and supererogation helps moral agents understand and protect their own and each other's.
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One reason isethicalobligation: the person ahs views are no longer aligned with those of the current party.
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This duty conflicts with anethicalobligationto protect children from preventable harm.
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The party believes everyone as a moral andethicalobligationto protect and conserve the environment.
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The attorney is under anethicalobligationto disclose that legal decision, which is an adverse authority, to the court.
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Healthcare professionals have anethicalobligationto ensure that, whenever possible, the patient or patient's guardian is well-informed about the risks and benefits associated with their pain management options.
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Too often lost in these debates, though, are questions over our ethical obligations.
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In this sense the fourth argument establishes that the medical institution, broadly understood to include all parties, also has ethical obligations.
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