Grounds for Medicinal Marijuana In a little under a month California will be voting on Proposition 19. If approved‚ this proposition will legalize marijuana for recreational use; the drug will be taxed heavily‚ and would apply DUI to marijuana users. However‚ California is the only state “progressive” enough for this act. In fact‚ 36 states have not even legalized cannabis for medical use ("14 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC”). The medical community continues to advance our ability
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INTRODUCTION Deontology and Utilitarianism are the two most dominant theories which forms the foundations of ethical analysis‚ because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to an optimum decision. Each theory emphasizes different points such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision. However‚ in order for an ethical theory to be useful‚ the theory must be directed towards a common set of
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Envision a sibling or close relative having a mental or physical disability. They are in the hospital in critical care. It is not clear if they will survive and the thought of euthanasia comes to mind. One wonders whether their life is worth living anymore due to the trauma that has occured. This despondent way of thinking is often much more negative than those of the patient. One can not measure someone else’s life just by looking at it. Every being’s life on earth is worth living. No one can play
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Voluntary Active Euthanasia Carlene Lawrence Hodges University PHI 3601 OL3 November 19‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will discuss the benefits of the legalization of Voluntary Active Euthanasia (VAE). It will define the differences between Active Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide‚ as well as the difference between active and passive. We will look at VAE from a legal perspective‚ with discussion about specific court cases that have set precedence in this matter. We will also look
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A Case Study: The Plight of Dr. Ethos The predicament faced by Dr. Ethos is a rare‚ yet challenging concept to think about. An old grumpy man walks into a crowded hospital complaining about a toothache. Through his constant nagging‚ he is eventually admitted to see the chief physician‚ Dr. Ethos. As Dr. Ethos was examining the old man‚ he was urgently paged to a separate exam room. As the doctor arrives in the room‚ he discovers ten young men and women who are in dire need of various organs in order
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punished there. Abortions were practiced in Greek and in Roman Empire. The Ephesian‚ appears to have been opposed to Rome’s free-abortion practice. This is a contra indication to the Hippocratic oath that stood so long as the ethical guide of medical profession that bears the name of great Greek. The content of the oath is this: I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it‚ nor will I make a suggestion to the effect. Similarly‚ I will not give to a woman an abortive
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NEGATIVE INTRO “Every life is precious”... wise words from Rick perry in which many people believe. But there are some‚ who believe different. They believe that life can be taken by anyone at any time‚ on purpose. My teammate and I believe physician assisted suicide should not be legal in the United States. Think about all the amazing and talented people we have in this world. Albert Einstein‚ a German physicist had many accomplishments throughout his lifetime. The most notable award was the Nobel
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life‚ which the human life could have many different views as people understand the concept of actually doing it. Anyway‚ in many cases‚ many religions do not allow the potential suicide and the killing of others. Also it would violate the Hippocratic doctors oath. Some people also believe that someday a miracle might actually happen. Lastly people think that doctors are given too much power‚ and by some miracle might be wrong or unethical. Also people think that assisted suicide could be mandated
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BREACH OF TRUST AND PROVIDING GOOD CARE JOLY S. PHILIP Grand Canyon University: NRS-437v Instructor: Amy Salgado 07/27/2012 Introduction The concept of confidentiality in nursing is founded on the philosophy and principles laid out by the Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge. The ethical need for confidentiality emerges from the need for establishing a trustful relationship between the patient and the nurse. The patient needs the assurance that whatever private/personal information communicated
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kill more of our undesirables. Those who resisted were shot. At Buchenwald we had Dr. Carl Vaernet. Surprisingly he wasn’t German‚ but of Danish origin. An honorary Aryan they told us. He was a physician. However it seemed like he forgot the Hippocratic Oath. We were the guinea pigs‚ the slaves‚ the undesirables. Forced to go under the needle with experimental vaccines that killed hundreds of us. Dr. Vaernet even had a proposition that he could cure homosexuality. Everyday‚ the SS would march prisoners
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