feel better; do no harm”. So it should be clear in our mind that‚ if we cannot treat a patient then we should not harm also and we should not be involved in contribution of making the condition more worse. This statement is also included in the Hippocratic Oath that a doctor must take after his graduation from medicine‚ which states “I will not be ashamed to say “I know not‚” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery”. The article starts
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Pro: To start out I am not a good debater but I just had this idea and want to see both sides of the argument. Euthanasia should be legalized in the United States. Euthanasia would help the US and its citizens in many ways. As defined by Merriam-Webster Euthanasia- the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy: 1. People who live in great pain and suffering would have a way to get out of
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Right to Die PHI 103 Professor Ian McDougall September 2‚ 2012 Right to Die Physician- assisted suicide is a controversial issue‚ which can revolve around whether it is right or wrong. Death can be expected or sudden. When a person becomes ill‚ treatment can be used to prolong the inevitable. Patients who are terminally ill should have options available for them to end their suffering. Physicians should play a part in assisting a patient with death if this is what the
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December 2‚ 2012‚ from http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/clintonp.htm CDC - NCHHSTP - Tuskegee Study - Timeline. (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved December 2‚ 2012‚ from http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm Definition of Hippocratic Oath. (2011‚ April 27). MedTerms. Retrieved November 30‚ 2012‚ from www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20909 Doerflinger‚ R. (n.d.). USCCB - Pro-Life Activities - Human Experimentation and the Sanctity of Life. United States Conference
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Electronic Medical Records and Confidentiality Issues Abstract Electronic Medical Records save health care facilities thousands of dollars every year‚ and this accounts for the cost of the electronic system itself! Major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Louisiana‚ showcase the benefits of the electronic medical record system. Electronic medical records are stored throughout the country so that if a tragic/unplanned event occurred‚ it won’t destroy the health care
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John is under great distress and great pain understandably speaking and although we respect and honor his decision there is an ethical dilemma to the lethal treatment he so desperately seeks. First‚ we must address the Hippocratic Oath of our doctors who administered an oath to not take part in suicide or killings of their patience. There is a moral and ethical dilemma in a physician’s direct action that leads to the death of their patient‚ even if the individual state has allowed such practice
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physician assisted suicide has its the pros‚ it also has its cons. First‚ it violates the doctor’s hippocratic oath. According to Dictionary.com Hppocratc oath‚ “an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors‚ formerly taken by those beginning medical practice”. This is an oath all doctors take. The oath that has been made up with a lot of thought‚ so why negate such an important oath? The oath considers human life as sacred; therefore‚ commanding respect. The consent to end one’s life from
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Socrates and Aristotle were both Greek philosophers who contributed philosophies. Socrates believed that all people contained real knowledge within them and that self critical examination was needed to bring this knowledge out. Socrates once stated‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this philosophical idea‚ Socrates is suggesting that an individual‚ who chooses to not think about their own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining
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Law and Ethics essay For the purpose of this assignment I will look at the legal and ethical aspects involved in the following scenario and this will be discussed. I will take into consideration both the deontological and consequentialism theory. Laws relevant to this scenario will be looked at. Scenario To maintain confidentiality the name of the patient has been changed. The patient D is 60 years old male who had kidney cancer he had been admitted to the hospital for further treatment. On
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action? Is it ethically correct to do this? Dr. Mathis was quite certain in having no remorse for doing such a thing‚ for he believed it did not raise any direct ethical or moral issues. He even believed this did not cause a violation to the Hippocratic Oath. For him‚ the principle of non-maleficence applied because he could no longer hurt the patient‚ Mr. Swensen since he was already dead. By doing the fraud‚ he only corrected an injustice done to him since he was being framed. But‚ can this be
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