List the steps decision-makers should take when confronted with an ethical issue
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include points such as:
1 ) recognize the ethical issue; 2 ) Consider whether the issue goes beyond legal or institutional concerns and what it means to people who have dignity, rights, and hopes for a better life; 3 ) get the facts by determining what facts are relevant to the specific issue and what facts are unknown; 4 ) decide what individuals and groups have an important stake in the outcome and consider whether all stake holders have been consulted or what they would say if consulted; 5 ) evaluate alternative actions from various ethical perspectives; 6 ) make a decision based on which option is best or the right thing to do; 7 ) examine how it turned out for all concerned and evaluate whether they would make the same decision if they had to do it all over again.
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