October - December 2021 | Volume 27 | Issue 04 | Page 604 1 2 Nursing Instructor, Postgraduate College of Nursing Punjab, Lahore; Assistant Professor, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Pakistan; 3Charge Nurse, RHC Muradabad, Muzaffargarh Abstract: A number of frameworks can be used to analyze ethical and moral issues objectively whether the act of an individual is ethically good and bad. Health care providers are ethically concerned with clients' confidentiality and veracity in their clinical practice. The current article reveals the ethical dilemma of an infertile couple. Ethical issues affect the human being physical, mentally, and socially. If the Health care provider sustains the confidentiality, contrarily it will be against the principles of veracity therefore, the truthfulness will be the topmost importance. Email: khudija79@gmail.com Key words: Health care provider, Confidentiality, Veracity, Dilemma, Ethics, unethical, Decision making. Corresponding Author |Khudija Mushtaq, Nursing Instructor, Postgraduate College of Nursing Punjab, Lahore Annals of King Edward Medical University Short Communication 1 2 3 Khudija Mushtaq , Adnan Yaqoob , Tahmina Bano A Comparative Analysis of Moral Principles: Veracity Versus Confidentiality Versus Justice nfertility is defined as the failure to reproduce or del- Iiver a baby through natural process . An estimated 10-15% of procreative age couples are infertile world- 1-2 wide . A young couple visited the health care provider (HCP) for treatment of infertility. HCP advised them baseline investigations. During the ultrasound of a pati- ent, HCP found that she had no uterus in abdomen. Upon asking, patient told the HCP that before marri- age, she develops stage 1 endometrial cancer for which she underwent hysterectomy. She requested to hold this information as it will spoil her marital life. When her husband came in HCP's office and asked for treatment plan, HCP told him that ever thing is fine; he reco- mmended some multivitamins to the couple. The ethi- cal principles clashing in this scenario are confidential- ity which arises from patient and veracity from the HCP. But another principle is arising in this case which is jus- tice because false hope was given to husband by HCP. Confidentiality is one of the fundamental principles of Case Scenario: Introduction: 3 HCP ethics . According the HCP code of ethics HCP are bound by duty to confidentiality. The confidentiality and privacy of health evidence are protected through safety and security built into the arrangement. Health- care providers are responsible for their practice and also 4,5 accountable for the patients' confidently . Yet, there are times when sharing information is important as it will be in the best interest of the patient and the family. Client self-sufficiency needs as persons should be able to select when the authority allows them to understand the evidence for their wellness. To share information with the HCP by the patient is sometimes difficult bec- ause of trustworthy and confidentiality, as confiden- tiality is critical for the patient to trust provider. Only if there are strong reasons approving disclosure to pre- vent danger to clients and others. A couple presented in a fertility clinic for the treatment of infertility, although they had the same interest regarding information rela- ted to fertility treatment. But, in this scenario, patient wanted not to disclose about her cause of infertility, so it was the duty of HCP to discuss through open conver-