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             Kant believed that there are moral rules which must be followed at all times. The idea of breaking any of these rules for any reason is both immoral and irrational, even if the reason for breaking the rule may have a pleasurable or more desirable consequence.
             According to Kant, moral rules should not be questioned but simply followed. These rules are universal, and are to be applied in all occasions. For example, the rule, "Do not steal", is often broken out of need for food. The utilitarian approach shows that there is justification for breaking this rule in that the person stealing the food believes that if they steal the food, then they and/or their family will not be hungry, and this is good. To a utilitarian, this is a reasonable justification, because the person is attempting to increase the happiness for as many people as he can.
             In the profession of medicine moral rules and legal regulation some time makes it very difficult for doctors to know what they should and should not do. In practice medicine is regulated more by moral principles than any other influencing factor.
             For example there is a doctor patient relationship that remains sacrosanct more due to the moral principles of the doctor than any implied legislation. Some obvious principles include:
             • Doctors should not do anything to harm the patients health
             • Doctors should do everything in their power to benefit the patients health
             • Doctors should treat all patients equally and fairly
             • Doctors must respect the patients right to accept or decline recommended treatment
             However, in some cases these principles conflict, or do not seem to apply at all, creating the need for ethical thinking to decide what should be done. The professionals in
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