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What is the relationship between morality and professional ethics? (similarity, differences, do they conflict, converge?

I feel that the relationship between morality and
professional ethics have a very complicated relationship
with each other.
In terms of similarities and convergence, we can say
that some professional ethics are based on morals and
that somehow depend on each other. Take for example the
NKF scandal. Is it morally right to take money that you
did not work for? Especially when it is meant for people
who need it more for you. Is it right to abuse the trust
of the public that the money that they willingly donated
to help the less fortunate? On an individual basis, you
would automatically think that it is wrong because it is
the kind of morals you were brought up with since you
were a child. Isn’t the ethic of embezzling money based
on this moral is well? The fact that we do not take what
is ours and use it for our own selfish needs. Morals and
ethics in this case depend on each other is because
without the existence of the moral that we do not take
what is ours. Such professional ethics would not occur
as well. If everyone was brought up to not know that
stealing (take what is not theirs, money that was meant
to be donated to the foundation), would this particular
ethic be form? And if it wasn’t formed, would this
scandal be on the papers? And I bet that NKF would most
probably close down.
In terms of differences, morals do change over time.
Under the changes of culture and society as well as
influences on the individual. Whereas professional
ethics hardly change as time progress unless there is a
major change in its original system. The differences in
morals and ethics can result in conflict. Usually a
conflict in interests.
Taking a lawyer for example, if a lawyer is hired to
defend a serial killer and if the serial killer is known
to be guilty as there are substantial evidence to
sentence him to a death penalty. Would he follow his
code of ethics or his morals to uphold justice? Would he
push his morals aside to do what he is professionally
trained to do or would he reject the case so as to be at
ease with his conscience?
Another prime example would be a doctor in a moral and
ethics dilemma. Where the patient’s family wants the
patient to not survive because the patient is old and
has been suffering with the illness for a long time but
the doctor knows that the patient has a relatively high
chance of surviving before a particular surgery. Would
he end the misery of the patient according to the wishes
of the patient’s family or follow he doctor’s code of
ethics to save the patient and make sure he survives in
every way possible.
These are the few prime examples that clearly show the
differences of morals and ethics that lead to conflict
especially of interests.
The reason as to why I say the morals and ethics have a
complicated relationship is that most ethics are derived
from morals. Some of them can co-exist together
peacefully but can cause conflict at the same time. So
why is it that when most ethics are derived from morals
can cause conflicts? Maybe that is one question that no
one can really answer.