Medical Ethics

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a case study of a woman who is in premature labor and whose husband is refusing to consent to a c-section. The paper presents the facts of the case and then discusses the ethical dilemmas and considerations that need to be taken into account. It concludes by discussing the possible options for action in this case.

Table of Contents:
Gather Relevant Information
Identify the Practical Problem
Ethical Issues and Questions
Ethical Principles
Analysis and Justification
Options for Action
Select Action

From the Paper:

"4. Given the nature of the issues involved and the need for the informed consent of the patient and of her husband, if this can be achieved. A way to accomplish this is to bring in an outside Chinese speaker to translate for the woman, by-passing the husband, who might be telling her something different than the doctors are telling her or who might be mistranslating what she says so as to impose his point of view. The various ethical issues still pertain, but at least it is the woman who is making the decision for herself and not the husband. The custom in China may be different, but the actual right rests with the individual and not with a substitute unless the patient says so."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, American Medical Association (1995, January 25). Ethical issues in managed care. JAMA 273(4), 330-335.
• Donaldson, T. & Werhane, P.H. (1983). Ethical issues in business (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) 1983), retrieved September 28, 2006 from http://www.safarix.com/0131127462/pref02.

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