Ethical Dilemmas: The Infant Baby Walker Case

In the case stated, there are several possible ethical dilemmas. The ethical dilemmas that are relating to this case consist of, Hiding or divulging information, taking an unfair advantage, giving or allowing false impressions, condoning false impressions, balancing ethical dilemmas, and buying influence. The manufacturers of the “infant baby walker” stated that at the age of four months a baby would be able to indulge in upright movements, well before their cognitive skills will allow them to do so on there own. This brings the first ethical dilemma “hiding or divulging information. The manufactures failed to notify the customers about the risk of babies being able to move around on their own at such a young age. This brings the possibility …show more content…
The manufacturer could have given the CSPC a financial bribe to look past the potential health risks of the product. This claim is pure speculation but could be a valid reason for the lack of diligence by the CSPC. The last ethical dilemma associated with this case is “balancing ethical dilemmas.” The manufacturer of the “infant baby walker” could have been trying to balance the ethical dilemmas by assuming that the parents would pay more attention to their babies when they are using the “infant baby walker.” The manufacturer and the CSPC couldn’t be blamed for the lack of attention the baby would get when using their product. The manufacturer and CSPC might to rationalize that “it doesn’t really hurt anyone.” Since they are not the ones allowing the babies to fall down stairs or bump into dangerous objects since it is the parent’s job to watch over their children. Also if it is known that children should not be in an upright position at such a young age the parents could be blamed for lack of parental …show more content…
In this case you could argue that the headline could be “infant baby walker causes skeletal problems, and CSPC ignored the claim.” This headline could shed some light on the fact that maybe the product should be reviewed by the CSPC for heath hazards. When pondering if the situation is a ethical dilemma think about it as if the situation was posted on the front page of the “new york times.” This test would have definitely changed the way the CSPC viewed the case and would have recalled the product for further assessment. Another ethical model is the “Blanchard And Peale” model. In this model the employee must ask him self three questions, “is it legal?” “is it balanced?” and “how does it make me feel?” in this case it is not legal to refrain from letting the customers know the skeletal heath problems associated with the product. Which means the manufacturer should recall the product and insert a warning label. “how does it make you feel?” its also an obvious no, because no sane person would allow a baby to get hurt without notifying the