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Induced Abortion: An Ethical Conundrum for Counselors
Author(s) -
Millner Vaughn S.,
Hanks Robert B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00166.x
Subject(s) - beneficence , abortion , autonomy , economic justice , context (archaeology) , fidelity , psychology , value (mathematics) , engineering ethics , social psychology , political science , law , pregnancy , computer science , paleontology , telecommunications , machine learning , biology , genetics , engineering
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 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.