Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMA 1 Ethical Dilemma Analysis Student’s Name: Institutional Affiliation: ETHICAL DILEMMA 2 Ethical Dilemma Analysis: Should there be a national policy mandating HPV vaccinations for adolescent girls and boys? The primary purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze an ethical dilemma that discusses whether there should be a national policy that mandates HPV vaccinations for adolescent girls and boys. Vaccination is a healthcare requirement that ensures people are protected from infections. However, people have presented different views about vaccination where some people have opposed it while others have supported it. Thus, this assessment will determine whether to embrace a policy that allows HVP vaccinations for adolescent girls and boys based on moral principles, ethical theory, professional guidelines, and laws and regulations. Typically, the ethical dilemma in HPV vaccination is relevant in the United States healthcare system. In the United States, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It can cause many cases of cervical cancer and other types of cancer (Hirth, 2019). Fortunately, some of these infections can be prevented through HPV vaccination. Consequently, the ethical dilemma affects healthcare in the United States because there is a need to prevent HPV-related infections. However, not all jurisdictions have accepted HPV vaccination of adolescent boys and girls. Only four jurisdictions in the United States that c ...
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