You are a physician-ethicist at Hope hospital in Nirvana, USA. Your state is voting this month whether to allow PAS, under the exact guidelines and safeguards instituted in Oregon. The local news station has asked you to join a televised multi-disciplinary panel and discuss the following questions:
Reviewing the safeguards included in the Oregon Statute, which one(s ) potentially raise the most concerns in terms of their ability to protect patients in Nirvana, USA? In developing your response, consider whether the concerns are morally founded or policy oriented. Also keep in mind the rules of professional responsibility, patient rights and the principles of bioethics we have studied throughout the course.
NOTE: Please use the modified template below when considering your response with respect to completing the template, remember that a stakeholder can be described as many entities, such as but not limited to an individual, a professional society, the public at large or a subset of the population.
Modified Template:
- Use Microsoft Word to create a document
- Copy/paste the title of the question
- State the safeguards that you find most concerning.
- Identify the most relevant stakeholder(s) (no more than 3) potentially affected by the safeguards you listed.
- Analyze the concerns, using scholarly discussion from the perspective of the primary stakeholder. Include a discussion of at least two ethical theories or bioethics principles studied in the course that relate to the dilemma and issues you identified. Include any relevant legal concerns or requirements outlined in the readings.
- Present your assessment, resolution or potential solutions for resolving the concern. Remember that there are no right answers, per se, so reflective questions can be as appropriate as a firm conclusion.
- Title page + APA formatted reference(s)