read my rj. How would you resolve situations where your professional ethics conflict with your personal moral ethics?
I would put myself in the shoes of a researcher. Researchers are people who do research work and then discover new things. Either that or they revise a new theory. They always do the tests on white mice which they are referred to as “guinea pigs”, and often, this causes them to die. Many of them are injected with hormones, or worst, viruses.
I remembered watching the news, where the researchers injected the AIDS virus into the body of the mice. They are trying to test the characteristics of the AIDS virus and how we can be immune to it. Everyone knows the consequences of contracting AIDS; that is, they would not get to die peacefully. It is either they suffer from Kaposi Sarcoma (a rare blood vessel cancer) or they die because their body cannot fight other potential virus. Can you imagine if we are the mice? They would not have died peacefully unless they are given euthanasia. Many people think it is morally wrong to use mice in this experiment, as they are animals who also have feelings like we do. I know that they are trying it out on mice and so when they have found a cure, we humans would benefit from it. But, have we humans spared a thought for the mice? It is because we cannot feel it, does this means that we can do whatever we want?Well, this debate and controversies have been going on quite a while, and both sides do not have an answer. Being a researcher, it is sure difficult for them to make a decision; should I or should I not continue with this job?If I do not continue with this job, I would be morally right and happy as I do not have to see animals dying in the laboratory for the sake of humans. If I continue with the job, I would have to go against my moral values; having to see countless “killings” in the laboratories. Coming back to the question; how would I resolve this situation?Firstly, I would need to know what kind of person I am. If I am an egoistic person, I would carry on with the job as I only need to fulfil my own interest. I do not need to care about how the mice feel. If I am a utilitarian, I would have to leave the job as many people would not be happy with the killings of animals as no cure is discovered till now. The second step is to test myself: do I really love this job? Since young I have wanted to be a researcher or surgeon. So we can see that I would really love my job as either one as I have been yearning for it.
I would choose to carry on with this job, despite the killings. I just have to tell myself that what I do now is for the benefit of the people. I would have to sacrifice something in exchange for something better.
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