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| Exploitation in Asymmetrical Relationships | 11/26/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: Friedman, I am hoping that it is safe to assume that the doctor/patient relationship is ...
A: John, I am going to provide a relatively short response to your questions because I have written ...
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| Roommate crossing ethical boundaries | 11/22/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: Simply from every word in your "Expertise" profile, I chose you. I have searched google, I have ...
A: As a former Police Officer, and as a landlord myself, several possibilities come to mind. My first ...
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| agent/broker ethics | 11/13/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Can you direct me to insurance agent's code of ethics pertaining to disclosure by the agent to a ...
A: Scott, If Litigation is considered, you need to handle it through the attorney. They will know the ...
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| agent/broker ethics | 11/13/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Can you direct me to insurance agent's code of ethics pertaining to disclosure by the agent to a ...
A: Scott, I cannot answer for the lady agent but the New York State Insurance Department would likely ...
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| Autonomy and the use of unwilling patients as learning tools. | 10/25/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: Marshall, I was recently an inpatient at a Veterans Administration hospital. While there I and all ...
A: an issue of special interest to me. Hospitals must receive INFORMED consent from patients before ...
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| morality of adultery | 10/8/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: what are the negative impacts of adultery on a marriage?
A: com and giving me the opportunity to address such a serious and far reaching question. There are ...
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| father problems | 9/29/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: hey donna i'm a 16 year old girl and i am VERY VERY disturbed. i feel so sick writing this. i feel ...
A: They aren't "real,' in the sense that they are genuine, considered feelings. When you take ...
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| father problems | 9/28/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: hey donna i'm a 16 year old girl and i am VERY VERY disturbed. i feel so sick writing this. i feel ...
A: ..Please do NOT think any of the thoughts you are having or anything you have done are bad or wrong, ...
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| Exploitation? | 9/21/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: As a college student, it is hard to make money. My friend David just moved into his new apartment. ...
A: Liz, hello! Not at all unethical. His problem would have been if he sold the bed frame after the ...
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| selling family heirlooms | 9/8/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: my sister inherited a pair of silver pieces from my mother years ago. She has had them restored, ...
A: I apologize for the delay as I have been very busy. Unfortunately the situation that you’ve found ...
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| selling family heirlooms | 9/8/2008 | Ralph Salier |
Q: my sister inherited a pair of silver pieces from my mother years ago. She has had them restored, ...
A: As painful as it may be, she is with in her legal and ethical rights to sell these items. Since they ...
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| selling family heirlooms | 9/8/2008 | Wayne Tucker |
Q: my sister inherited a pair of silver pieces from my mother years ago. She has had them restored, ...
A: David, Your sister is under no legal or ethical obligation to keep the items in question. They ...
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| selling an heirloom | 9/8/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: my sister inherited a pair of silver pieces from my mother years ago. She has had them restored, ...
A: There is no definitive ethical answer for this situation. It was good of your sister to ask---that ...
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| phone ethics | 9/8/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: also the provisions for cameras in the cell phone thank you very much
A: com and for allowing me to answer. As with all relatively new technology, it takes widespread common ...
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| Agent commissions | 8/26/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I received my 220 P&C License about a year ago and never gained agency experience. I have worked for ...
A: Bernice, hello! As long as the state laws are adhered to, (like agents sharing commissions if ...
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| Business - Insurance Ethics | 8/22/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: I work for a marine cargo insurance company (2 years now). I started out as claims coordinator but ...
A: Joe, hello! I've been watching the gears in this industry for 34 years and have seen what you've ...
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| my decision or theirs | 8/11/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: I have been with my current boyfriend for the past year and a half. 8 months prior to our ...
A: You of course are under no obligation to follow my beliefs but you are wise to seek counsel from ...
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| inappropriate | 8/11/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: My mother and i have a disagreement about howi act around my bofriend. he and i are both 21 years ...
A: com and for allowing me to answer. I am the father of two daughters who are now 25 and 26 years old. ...
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| got fired for looking for work for collegues | 7/31/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: I went to the business center at my job...looked for job offerings for a collegue... gave her the ...
A: By "deception" I meant, did you go out of your way to hide what you were doing or lie to your boss? ...
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| got fired for looking for work for collegues | 7/26/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: I went to the business center at my job...looked for job offerings for a collegue... gave her the ...
A: I need some more information. By "colleagues" do you mean people who work with you? If so, why ...
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| terrorism | 7/23/2008 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Up to your opinion which authority is allowed to define and gives the criteria of terrorism concept? ...
A: You pose a very complex question that is not easy to answer. Here are some situations: 1) My ...
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| Ethics vs Morals | 7/9/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: You write: "I do not ascribe my own moral values in an ethical response nor should any philosophical ...
A: D. Some ethicists do not distinguish between morals and ethics. In my view, morals are an ...
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| qstn | 7/7/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: ethical criteria for selecting people for retrenchment
A: com and for asking a question that, unfortunately, is very appropriate to todays economy. For all ...
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| He won't stop preachig at me! | 7/4/2008 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am in a bit of a predicament, and wondered if you might be able to offer me some advice? I ...
A: Michelle, As much as it hurts, walk away from him. At some point he will become physically ...
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| Religion | 7/4/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: I am in a bit of a predicament, and wondered if you might be able to offer me some advice? I ...
A: I suspect you know the answer. One can be friends with those who don't hold your core views assuming ...
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| A tough situation | 7/4/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: I am in a bit of a predicament, and wondered if you might be able to offer me some advice? I ...
A: I commend you in seeking counsel on such a difficult situation. What has happened to your boyfriend ...
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| Is this unethical? | 7/4/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: My question is what do you think about medical professionals who refuse to treat certain patients or ...
A: Maria, From a bioethics perspective, it is unethical for a provider to insert his/her own ego and ...
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| Your child and the law | 7/4/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: Testifying against ones own child Question My question is what do you think about parents who ...
A: com and for choosing me to address you very complex question. Some questions or situations that we ...
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| Testifying against ones own child | 7/4/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: My question is what do you think about parents who turn their children in for breaking the law? I ...
A: Well, opposition to the death penalty is irrelevant: everyone is presumably against the death ...
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| The Recording of, Publishing the Recording, and Sharing the Recording of Child Discipline | 6/20/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: Was it ethical to for the parents to 1) videotape the following video, 2) Post it on YouTube with ...
A: Robert, Thank you for the kind remarks. Though I believe that it is not only within your ...
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| The Recording of, Publishing the Recording, and Sharing the Recording of Child Discipline | 6/19/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: Was it ethical to for the parents to 1) videotape the following video, 2) Post it on YouTube with ...
A: Robert, I cannot answer for the motives of these parents or for the life of me understand what ...
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| Missing adult | 6/17/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: I want to help my sister locate her son, my nephew, who has not communicated with her for almost six ...
A: I think that at this point you would be wise to locate a sympathetic Police officer who would take ...
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| Missing adult | 6/17/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: I want to help my sister locate her son, my nephew, who has not communicated with her for almost six ...
A: You are welcome. I know that my answers might not be comprehensive but you are dealing with a very ...
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| Missing adult | 6/15/2008 | Bill Radvansky |
Q: I want to help my sister locate her son, my nephew, who has not communicated with her for almost six ...
A: Marjorie, What you are proposing is a very serious situation that is fraught with the potential ...
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| A Directed Donation is Re-assigned | 6/4/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: A registered charity has an existing operation, with staff and a manager, and a prospective new ...
A: Well, the manager has 1) deceived the donor, which is serious, and implicates the organization's ...
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| Business - Insurance Ethics | 6/3/2008 | Thom Brooks |
Q: Thom, This is a complicated issue with many fine points. I am just hitting on the key issues. If ...
A: You have a complex question that I can't give an entire answer but we'll see.......... 1. If you ...
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| ethics | 5/3/2008 | Wayne Tucker |
Q: types of ethics
A: Pavan, There are as many types of ethics as there are philosophies to support them. I work from ...
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| Personal Hygiene | 5/1/2008 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What can be done with a co-worker who routinely comes to work smelling badly? We work in an ...
A: This is a most difficult issue. We typically can not smell ourselves but yet we can be quite ...
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| What can I do about this? | 4/23/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: I have worked in a call center for almost two years now, I started out at ten an hour, the minimum, ...
A: Benjamin: I'm sympathetic to your frustration, but look at it this way: I am starting a business, ...
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| What can I do about this? | 4/19/2008 | Jack Marshall |
Q: I have worked in a call center for almost two years now, I started out at ten an hour, the minimum, ...
A: The reason it is wrong to exchange information about salaries in the workplace is that it just ...
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