Case Study 2 Ge Healthcare A Csr Dilemma

There are various General Electric healthcare faced when implementing its strategies to introduce diagnostic equipment to developing countries. One very important ethical issue that General Electric healthcare faced was the issue of female feticide in some of these developing countries, such as China and India. This is due to the fact that these cultures socially and economically value males more than they do females in many respects, largely due to the fact that males can carry on the family name, as well as to contribute more financially to the family. One very important action that GE can take to resolve this ethical issue, is to help to ensure that all of the ultrasound equipment/diagnostic equipment, is accompanied by warnings that it is illegal to utilize this equipment in order to determine the sex of children before childbirth, and that individuals that violate this legal and ethical standard, will be subject to sanctions by the governments of the countries. This warning should be placed on the boxes of all diagnostic equipment that will be shipped to countries in which the governments have outlawed the utilization of diagnostic equipment is a means by which to determine the sex of a child before