ethical concerns
Questions of right
Ethical concerns are questions or worries about whether something is morally right or acceptable.
The phrase appears constantly in discussions of new technology, medical research, business practices, and policy decisions: The study raised ethical concerns about informed consent.
Often functions as a diplomatic way to flag potential wrongdoing without making direct accusations: Regulators cited ethical concerns with the merger.
- transparencyState of being see-through
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- right to knowLegal access to information
confidentiality · equality · whistleblowing · integrity · moral compass · sustainability · privacy · moral dilemma · gray area · slippery slope · playing God · crossing the line · justice · human dignity · trustworthiness · fairness · animal rights · exploitation
- cult awarenesscults, deprogramming, brainwashing, mind control, coercive control
- religious criticismbiblical criticism, problem of evil, theodicy, contradictions, hypocrisy