ethics means the moral principles, which should guide
the members of the medical profession in the course of
their practice of medicine and in relationship with their
patients and other members of the profession 1,2. Recent
advances in medicine and the amazing advances in
technology have brought ethical issues in the forefront.
WHO has given special emphasizes to work on some
specific health issues like treating HIV/ AIDS patients,
patients with mental illness, making end-of-life decision
(Euthanasia), organ donation and transplantation,
medical termination of pregnancy, creation and uses of
registries and bio banks, informed consent in a vaccine
field trial, cloning of species and also research of stem
cells from an intact embryo3.
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