Question

Read the article entitled "Can One Sibling Pull the Plug If the Others Don’t Want To?" published by nymag.com.

Research on the Internet a recent Ethical Dilemma in the healthcare field. Post a link to a related article or video along with a one paragraph summary.

Respond to the post of at least one other student.

Answer 1

The doctors role in health sciences is critical, they play a key role at the every step of the treatment, including the diagnosis, and treatment, and a standard model was established regarding their role in the healthcare. However, this is being affected by the today’ s political interferences about assisted suicide, abortion laws and the other technical advances that allow doctors to the patients to survive on love on a support (by extending the life by artificial means). A staff ethics team was created by the New York hospitals to address this issue. The team also includes physicians with the other members of health care and legal experts. Their role is to understand the prognosis, identify the treatment options, and play a key role in taking decisions in life-and-death situations.

Article link: http://nymag.com/health/bestdoctors/2008/47568/