Health Care Ethical and Legal Issues-Teri Schiavo Case-Differentiate Between Law & Ethics
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The purpose of the case assignment in this course is to place the student you in a position that will require research, synthesis of information and critical thought. You will be asked to distinguish pertinent from peripheral facts, to identify central alternatives among several issues competing for attention, and to formulate strategies and recommendations. The method provides an opportunity to sharpen problem-solving skills and to improve your ability to think and reason rigorously.
QUESTIONS:
For the Case assignment, you will review the Teri Schiavo case and develop a 5 to 8 page paper, in which you address the following:
1. Please explain the Teri Schiavo case. ( Please include location of patient and why she was hospitalized and for how long)
2. Discuss the end-of life decision making issues that are involved in this case.
3. Discuss the role of a healthcare or hospital ethics committee in this case.
4. Discuss why this case is a valuable case study in law and ethics.
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Every person has the right to a fulfilling and healthy life. Sometimes the circumstances do not favor a person and their life becomes a prolonged painful wait for death. In such a case to choose death over life is a very crucial decision and never easy. In some cases the family members of such a person or the person himself/herself has to make a tough choice between life and death. The decision of taking a life is lawfully and ethically incorrect but various cases have come up where the decision of ending a painful life was taken to save a person from the suffering.