Case Study: Valley Home Care

Attached are several case studies to choose from (cf the “Q” for complete list). These case studies present specific issues that you are to examine. Select ONE that you will study & write about.

This is a position paper, not a research paper.

Follow and apply this OUTLINE:

A. State Clearly at the top of your paper which Case Study you have chosen.
B. Identify & state clearly one particular relevant ethical issue in that case.
C. Use one of the philosophical ethical frameworks from the textbook or lecture notes to analyze what you see as the central ethical dilemma in the case chosen.
D. Take a position to resolve the dilemma – your opinion as to the best solution.
E. Develop an argument to support your point of…show more content…
and daily visits by a nursing assistant to Francine R., who is largely incapacitated by multiple sclerosis. Confined to her bed, Francine is neglected by her husband, who often allowed her to go unfed or to lie in her own feces for days at a time. Visiting nurses also suspect he abuses Francine sexually, though she will not confirm this, and her catheter is often pulled out when they arrive. The couple’s insurance will no longer reimburse care for the catheter, nor for the other home-care visits. The visiting nurses and aides are extremely reluctant to cease their visits, knowing that Francine is likely to be at serious risk. But the finance department is also reluctant to authorize continued care without prospect for reimbursement. “What kind of precedent are you setting here?” they…show more content…
The body was so damaged that identification of the body was impossible. Police officials reasoned that the child had been abandoned in a dumpster at birth, probably by the mother. Unable to determine the baby’s identity, the police decided to see if there were any women who had been pregnant and now were not pregnant but did not have a baby. The first step in this process was to identify all the women who have been pregnant at the appropriate time in this same town of 10,000 residents. Police subpoenaed the records of Planned Parenthood to obtain the names of women who had received positive results on pregnancy tests in the previous nine months. Planned Parenthood refused to comply with the subpoena, arguing that a woman’s decision about her pregnancy is among the most private of matters. Those who came to Planned Parenthood to determine whether they were pregnant ought to not be subjected, nine months later, to police officers knocking on their doors and asking details about the outcome of their pregnancy. They also point out that there is no guarantee that the woman even got a pregnancy test or that she was a local resident, so the search of the records could turn out to be