PHIL 2805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Deontological Ethics, Advance Healthcare Directive, Dementia
6 Jan 2021
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Phil 2805 lecture 19 november 17, 2020 advanced directives. Incompetence: review: advance directives, deciding for others: standards, tough case: margo (dworkin) People tend to be interest in learning more on advance care planning, advance directives, when there is some sort of new cases in the news the media attention plays an important role in making people becoming interested. These news story alert us but it should not take a story to alert us. Anyone of us can become incompetent in terms of medical decision making, especially in the context of a global pandemic. In the event that something happens, parents will likely make the decision based on previous discussion and or based on health care provider advice. Quantity of life as well as quality of life should be both equally important here. 8 in 10 canadians think that they should plan for end of life even if they are healthy, yet 7 in 10 canadians have not done so.
