For this article, I read the novel The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, this novel is told over a period of 25 years, it is narrated by two characters David and Caroline, who have different lives but are linked by a past decision. The story begins in 1964, when a snowstorm occurs, forcing the main character, Dr. David Henry, to give birth to his own twins. When giving birth, the son named Paul is fine but the daughter named Phoebe has something wrong with her. The doctor realizes that the girl has Down syndrome, he is shocked and remembers his own childhood when his sister was always ill, her early death and the effect it had on his mother. He didn't want this to happen to his wife, so David told the nurse to take Phoebe to an institution, so his wife wouldn't suffer. The nurse, Caroline, didn't think it was right, but she brings Phoebe to the facility anyway. Once Caroline sees the institution in a terrible state, she leaves with the baby and these ethical dilemmas make up a large part of the novel and are the root of most of the conflicts that arise in the novel. One of the ethical dilemmas was David telling the nurse to take his daughter to a facility. Making the decision to send her daughter away based on her past experience with her sick sister and her assumptions about what the future will be like. This ties in with the ethical theme of Joseph Heath’s neutralization techniques. He uses an excuse to prove that his decision wasn't unethical when it really was. Using the denial technique, he thought he had no choice in firing Phoebe, David saw it as the only option because he was so focused on his past experience. He imagined what Phoebe's life would be like and the likely consequences of caring for her on the family. This made him see Phoebe as a threat, with only one option to solve the problem.