Intimate partner violence in Pakistan: Ethical implications in an emergency case

A Khan, F Ahmed, M Demir, Ö İlgili - Clinical Ethics, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Clinical Ethics, 2022journals.sagepub.com
In developing countries, the patriarchal social construct, unsatisfactory legal protection, and
underlying cultural bias against women have resulted in increasing intimate partner
violence, which largely goes unaddressed, undocumented, and unreported in healthcare
settings. This case study presents a common scenario of intimate partner violence and
carefully analyzes its ethical implications in an emergency case at a tertiary care hospital in
Karachi, Pakistan. In this study, basic ethical principles are used to discuss important ethical …
In developing countries, the patriarchal social construct, unsatisfactory legal protection, and underlying cultural bias against women have resulted in increasing intimate partner violence, which largely goes unaddressed, undocumented, and unreported in healthcare settings. This case study presents a common scenario of intimate partner violence and carefully analyzes its ethical implications in an emergency case at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. In this study, basic ethical principles are used to discuss important ethical challenges faced daily by healthcare workers in the medical, social, and legal context. It further highlights the dire need of patient education, safety, and a solid framework for addressing, documenting, and reporting intimate partner violence for healthcare workers.
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