DP2
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#DP2
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision question
Does Engineer A have an affirmative ethical duty under the NSPE Code to disclose his autism diagnosis, or does the deceptive acts provision apply only to active misrepresentation?
Focus
Engineer A is deliberating whether the NSPE Code's prohibition on deceptive acts requires him to affirmatively volunteer his autism diagnosis, or whether silence on a never-asked-about medical condition constitutes permissible non-disclosure rather than prohibited deception. This mirrors the BER Case 97-11 precedent involving non-disclosure of a prior ethics complaint.
Option1
Treat silence on an unsolicited medical condition as ethically equivalent to active deception and disclose proactively
Option2
Distinguish passive non-disclosure from active misrepresentation and refrain from volunteering unsolicited medical information
Option3
Apply the BER Case 97-11 precedent to conclude that non-disclosure of non-solicited personal information does not violate the deceptive acts provision
Role
Licensed Professional Engineer (Engineer A)
TTL
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case146:DP2 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Does Engineer A have an affirmative ethical duty under the NSPE Code to disclose his autism diagnosis, or does the deceptive acts provision apply only to active misrepresentation?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A is deliberating whether the NSPE Code's prohibition on deceptive acts requires him to affirmatively volunteer his autism diagnosis, or whether silence on a never-asked-about medical condition constitutes permissible non-disclosure rather than prohibited deception. This mirrors the BER Case 97-11 precedent involving non-disclosure of a prior ethics complaint." ;
proeth:option1 "Treat silence on an unsolicited medical condition as ethically equivalent to active deception and disclose proactively" ;
proeth:option2 "Distinguish passive non-disclosure from active misrepresentation and refrain from volunteering unsolicited medical information" ;
proeth:option3 "Apply the BER Case 97-11 precedent to conclude that non-disclosure of non-solicited personal information does not violate the deceptive acts provision" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Licensed Professional Engineer (Engineer A)" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.919561"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
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2026-02-27T12:23:29.919561
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ProEthica Case 146 Extraction