‘Die before exist'

Shaneela Sadruddin Khowaja*, Shamshad Begum**, Mehr-Un-Nisa Mustafa***
* Senior Instructor, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan.
** Senior Instructor, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan.
*** Tutor, Postgraduate College of Nursing, Hyatabad, Peshawar.
Periodicity:February - April'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.2.1.1822

Abstract

Abortion is a complex, obsessive and sensitive argument that are interconnection with culture, religion, legal and moral grounds. Being a health care provider, the concept of life and death are the central to it and the issue of mother's and fetus's responsibility is come under the saving the life of a human being. Religion, medical science, and ethical principles have given the grounds to argue as well as counter argue the issue. At a final conclusion of such a sensitive and vital issue of abortion, this paper has argued against abortion as abortion is not just save the life of the fetus but it also prevents the life of the mother from danger. Moreover, various practical strategies have been proposed to go against abortion. Being nurses, addressing such an important dilemma has made us to think and realize that what are the possible issues and how to resolve them. There is no right or wrong answer but to resolve the dilemma in greatest good of all such as patients or the family members.

Keywords

Abortion, Dilemma, Fetus.

How to Cite this Article?

Khowaja, S.S., Begum, S., and Mustafa, M. (2012). Die before Exist. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 2(1), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.2.1.1822

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