A Bioethical case study on fetal alcohol syndrome By Jessica Baker

1.0 SYNOPSIS: This report aims to outline the bioethical issue of fetal alcohol syndrome whilst also discussing the various positions of stakeholders and the legal rights such stakeholders have. This report will also give insight to biological information regarding fetal alcohol syndrome. The information in this report has been compiled through extensive research of text resources, posters and also magazine articles. 2.0 BIOETHICS: Bioethics is to be understood as one type of applied ethics; it represents the …

…CONCLUSION: The controversy of such a bioethical issue may never be resolved, however it is the mothers decision what she does during pregnancy as she has all rights over the baby until it is born, even if its not in the best interests of the child. Pregnant mothers should have more awareness of the risks they are taking that could harm their children. Perhaps more Government warnings could be placed like they do for smoking.