Ethical Dilemmas In Black Hawk Down By Mark Bowden

Individuals performing different occupations may seem to be completely different but they are all the same mentally and emotionally. However, these individuals will face dilemmas in their line of work which makes them question their morals. These battles may influence the individual's decisions which may result in consequences for the individual. In Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, the soldiers were required to kill certain individuals that they would typically never hurt. Alternatively, the soldiers trusted these individuals and did not kill them since they did not want to cause more harm, knowing that this may put the at risk. Similarly, medical personnels such as doctors are required to follow certain rule but emotions can control their

Particularly, doctors have to constantly make decisions that may or may not result in complications for patients or the doctor. They have to battle with their moral values and keeping their job since there are times where doing the right thing morally can cause you to lose your job. A prime example of doctors facing this type of dilemma is in the Rodriguez case. Sue Rodriguez was a woman suffering with ALS, and she “wanted the legal right to have a qualified physician’s help in ending her life at a time of her own choosing” which she took to the Supreme Court of Canada. The problem is that “assisted suicide [is] illegal in Canada” which means that any doctors who perform this task can be imprisoned (CITE). An anonymous doctor had help Rodriguez commit suicide after the trial had concluded. This basically shows that even if a patient is near death and suffering, asking for help from the doctors, these doctors by law cannot help these individuals by allowing them to die. In certain cases though, doctors make choices to help these patients but risk losing their jobs or going to prison. Doctors are required to be able to control their emotions in all situations and not let these emotions influence their decisions. The Rodriguez case helped reinforce the fact that doctors must remain professional at all times, but they are humans too and will face internal battles. The doctor who helped Rodriguez had allowed his emotions to take over and performed this act while risking his job at the same time, but this also shows that the doctor was doing his job by helping someone who was suffering. Furthermore, paramedics have to triage situations to decide who they must save first and not allow their emotions to get in the way. They are required to make split second decisions where they must choose to save one persons life but another person may lose