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CHAPTER IV:
College of Nursing THE NATURE OF
RIGHTS IN ETHICAL DISCLOSURE
Correlative obligations- Obligations that cannot exist without the other e.g. law,
obligation, right and duty,
John Stuart Mill mentioned in his utilitarian view that “we do not call anything wrong
unless we mean to imply that a person ought to be punished in some way or another
for doing it; if not by law , by the opinion of his fellow creatures, if not by opinion then
by the reproaches of his own conscience.
A natural or moral obligation is one which cannot be enforced by action, but which
is binding on the party who makes it, in conscience and according to natural justice. As
for instance, when the action is barred by the act of limitation, a natural obligation is
extinguished. Although natural obligations cannot be enforeed by action, they have the
following effect: 1. No suit will lie to recover back what has been paid, or given in
compliance with a natural obligation. A natural obligation is a sufficient consideration
for a new contract.
Edge R. and Groves J. R. (1999) Ethics of Health Care: A guide for Clinical Practice. C & E
Publishing Inc.
San Juan Metro Manila. 2nd Edition. pp. 55-68
Siena College Taytay
CHAPTER IV:
College of Nursing THE NATURE OF
RIGHTS IN ETHICAL DISCLOSURE
No person should receive goods and services on the basis of undeserved advantage
nor be denied good and service on the basis of an undeserved disadvantage.
Contractarians believe that individual rights are grounded in the principle of justice and
collective choice and it is this collective choice that forms the basis of morality.
Legal Rights are not only asserted as moral prerogatives, but afforded governmental
guarantees. Legal rights are created through constitutional guarantees, legislative
statutes, judicial review, and governmental agencies.
Edge R. and Groves J. R. (1999) Ethics of Health Care: A guide for Clinical Practice. C & E
Publishing Inc.
San Juan Metro Manila. 2nd Edition. pp. 55-68