LEGAL 397P Lecture Notes - Chronicle Of Current Events, Sidney Hook, Medical Ethics
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For thursday read the legal terrain talking about the boven case. Next tuesday watching a film about end of life care. Helen case- 24 years old- meningitis, but can be dealt with using antibiotics. If treated client would be home within 10 days with no after effects of the treatment. If not treated, disease would be fatal and degenerative having effects on her mental state. May have had an adverse reaction to the treatment. Treat her now, and if she wants to die she can go home and commit suicide later. Balancing the consequences, if they help her they can be sued, if they don"t help her they can be sued. Would be so easy to treat, she is so young, doctors view this as a suicide attempt. Not understanding her refusal is the central issue. They don"t understand the jehovah"s autonomous wish, but they still respect their wishes not to have blood transfusions.
