“What’s really important is a good curriculum that differentiates ethics and morals… Morality encompasses one’s personal beliefs; ethics are standards of the profession. You can have your personal beliefs, but you have to uphold professional ethics in caring for patients.”

Will Narracci presents a rather shallow definition of morality. Morality is the most basic principals we all appeal to when we develop both personal beliefs and ethics for any profession. It’s the foundation for both, and therefore can’t be framed as optional, as the above statement does, while requiring professional ethics.

Basic moral law calls everyone to love neighbor and do the least harm. Ethical principals in treating all patients equally, regardless of sexual habits and lifestyle, draw from those moral principals.