THEO 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Advance Healthcare Directive, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Boundary Value Problem
27 Mar 2020
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We have already observed the presence of ethical concerns regarding end-of-life care. Other end-of-life ethical dilemmas because of advances in modern technology: the extent and limitations of medical intervention and medical decision-making faced by patients and family members or other surrogates when a patient is no longer capable. Hierarchy: of who have the legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a patient: usually spouse or children, ethical dilemmas: emerge when end-of-life decisions become the responsibility of the spouse and children. Difficulty in families letting go of their loved ones when technology can keep their body alive. The issue of suffering a theological reflection. Theological reflection: is the task of considering events within the light of faith and hope. Christian theology: rooted in particular even in history the birth, life and death of jesus of. Nazareth: bioethical context: christian theology asks how this event in history informs the complex challenges one finds in clinical ethics.
