Bioethics Case Scenario Ten

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should Ms Worthen perform dialysis on the patient? Would it make a difference if the patient himself, rather than family members, requested the procedure? Should hospitals be allowed to require nurses to perform duties when they are ethically and/or morally opposed? Why or why not? When, if ever, should a nurse be able to refuse treatment to a patient? Why or why not?

Suggested completion date: October 31, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Nine

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should the hospital staff honor Mrs Jamison's wishes? What rights do Mr Jamison's parents have in this situation? How should conflicting interests be handled by the hospital?

Suggested completion date: October 31, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Eight

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should those waiting for kidney transplants be able to "jump" ahead on the list if an 'incompatible' friend or family member donates a kidney? Why or why not? What does this do to the perception of fairness in the system? When, if ever, should those on the waiting list be able to move ahead?

Suggested completion date: October 24, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Seven

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

When should these surgical corrections be performed? Why? Be sure to consider the case from the point of view of the medical community, the parents, and the affected children who, under current practice, rarely have any say in what gender assignment is made for them.

Suggested completion date: October 24, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Six

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should the Red Cross continue the policy of lifetime bans on blood donations by gay men? What is the reasoning behind the ban? In favor of lifting such a ban? Would your position differ if the Red Cross were a public (government funded) organization as opposed to a private one?

Suggested completion date: October 17, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Five

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should governments be able to prevent scientific research on indigenous plants and animals? Do world citizens have the right to access to plants and plant products from other countries that can be used to treat or cure diseases? Consider competing interests and determine when different parties should prevail in such disputes.

Suggested completion date: October 17, 2008

Bioethics Case Scenario Four

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

What should the emergency department staff do? Why?

Suggested completion date: October 10, 2008

Bioethics Case Study Three

Read the case (link via the assignment title above) and answer the following questions:

First, do you agree with the Authority’s decision? Why or why not? What are the significant moral considerations in this case? What consideration is decisive for you?
Second, who should make these decisions? The United States does not currently have such a board, nor do most other countries. However, something similar is currently under consideration in several countries. Leaving aside financial considerations about who should bear the cost for the moment, who should have the right to make the final decision in such cases? Who should make the decision if the procedure is being paid for by federal health insurance? Private health insurance? The individual patient or family?

Suggested completion date: October 3, 2008

Bioethics Case Study Two

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Should CRACK pay drug addicted women in exchange for utilizing 'permanent' birth control? Why or why not? What are the competing considerations in this case? To what extent might this be considered exploitation? Would it make a difference if the birth control required was short term only? Does society have a right to prevent births that may increase the size and costs of public welfare systems? Why/when does one (individual reproductive rights) outweigh the other (societal rights)?

Suggested completion date: September 26, 2008

Bioethics Case Study One

Read the case study (link via the assignment title above) provided and answer the following questions:

Should Planned Parenthood be forced to turn over to the police the records of women who tested positive for pregnancy? Why or why not? What are the competing considerations in this case? To what extent do women seeking a pregnancy test have a right to privacy in such a situation? To what extent do criminal investigators have a right to access otherwise-confidential information? Why/when does one outweigh the other?

Suggested completion date: September 19, 2008