PHIL 2025 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nuremberg Code, Pragmatic Ethics, Casuistry
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Baby doe amendment extends the laws to define child abuse to include the withholding fluids food and medically indicated treatment from disabled children. Buck her daughter was examined to be below average and likely feeble minded. : carries ethical importance because healthcare justice was violated, briefly describe the tuskegee experiment. 600 impoverished african-american sharecroppers were enrolled into this program. Seattle area should be given dialysis since there were only a few machines meaning they couldn"t save everyone. They used factors such as age, sex, marital status amongst others to decide who would be treated. Usually someone who knows the person best: best interests, didn"t make a living will and no one knows what you would want done. Usually for a young child or mentally retarded person. Informed consent: relies on comments made by a patient though not necessarily documented, substituted judgment c. Bioethics principles (beauchamp and childress: autonomy, the doctor must respect the wishes of an autonomous patient.
