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Natural law as a unifying ethic.

M T Nolan1

  • 1Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Natural law, an objective moral order, is gaining traction in biomedical ethics. Despite limited use in nursing, it shows promise for guiding ethical decision-making in the field.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy
  • Bioethics
  • Nursing Ethics

Background:

  • Natural law posits an objective, understandable moral order binding on societies.
  • Historically invoked in legal and ethical contexts, such as anti-slavery and war crimes.
  • Recently, natural law has seen a resurgence in medical biomedical ethics literature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the presence and application of natural law in nursing ethics.
  • To assess the potential of natural law as a framework for ethical decision-making in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of natural law's appearance in biomedical and nursing ethics.
  • Analysis of its limited application and dismissal within nursing scholarship.

Main Results:

  • Natural law appears infrequently in nursing literature and is often dismissed.
  • Only one nurse ethicist has utilized natural law, specifically in organ transplantation ethics.
  • The philosophy requires further development for broader application.

Conclusions:

  • Natural law, despite underutilization in nursing, holds significant potential as a guide for ethical decision-making.
  • Further philosophical development is needed to fully integrate natural law into nursing practice and theory.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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