Phenomenology is also geared towards creating a framework for understanding religious traditions. The authors of The Sacred Quest An Invitation to the Study of Religion give multiple outlines for different things in religion, such as what a cult is defined as and what it means for something to be sacred. The phenomenological approach’s function is to also put up a firewall against literalism. This means that we want to look at how things function in a religion and how things are interpreted but we do not want to make the mistake of believing some things actually happened in the physical world. We use the phenomenological approach as a way to interpret data that we observe from several different religions.
She uses the example of mandatory blood transfusions for life saving medical treatment and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is violating the freedom of the Jehovah’s witnesses to deny this procedure because of value imperialism and what society thinks is the right thing to do. Nussbaum believes her approach is something everyone can relate to and all governments should adopt it, while actual value-imperialism are the views of powerful people that are most likely very
"The Case for Mandatory Organ Donation" - A Review (Reading Assignment, Week 7) In “The Case for Mandatory Organ Donation” (2007), by Scott Carney, he makes the argument that organ donation should not be a choice; instead Carney believes that organs should be donated regardless of the wishes of the deceased and their family. In this article Carney quotes Eric Johnson, a professor at Columbia University as saying, “…there would be a [an] increase of between 16 percent to 50 percent in the availability of organs, and others have speculated that this would eliminate the shortage of organs in some categories” (2007). The argument that Carney has put together is very effective and is quite persuasive to solving the problem of a lack of organs to those that need transplants. However there are holes in the argument that Carney has proposed. For example, although the opposition is stated briefly within the article, there is little attention given to the argument of spirituality and the beliefs that come along with some people’s thoughts on the afterlife and what happens to the human body after one passes away.
Does the responsibility to decide the moment of death and the decision to donate organs belong to the family of a young child awaiting a new organ, does it belong to the OPO, or does it lie with the physician trying to save the life of a young trauma victim? These answers truly lie within each of us; humans are spiritual and intelligent beings, capable of making their own decisions based on their own thoughts and beliefs. Everyone has the right to live and die with dignity; nurses are there to assist the living and dying. All efforts should be exhausted to keep the living well, attempt to save the dying, and make the transition to death as peaceful as possible. When these measures have been accomplished, then the decision to give the ultimate gift of life can be made by those involved, and the nurse caring for them will know that her job as patient advocate was
ETH paper: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Views of Organ Transplants And Blood Transfusions Jocelynn Cortese DeVry University Table of Contents Page 1 – Title page Page 2 – Table of Contents Page 3 – Abstract/ Imtrouction Pages 4 – 8 Body of the Essay Page 9 – Conclusion Page 10- list of References Used Abstract Included in this paper are the views of blood fractions and medical procedures involving their own blood and why is their use a matter for each Christian to decide. Why some procedures involving the medical use of one’s own blood a personal decision. Some of the treatments of what is acceptable or may not be acceptable to a Christian may include cell savage, hemodilution, heart-lung machine, dialysis, epidural blood patch, plasmapheresis, labeling or tagging, and platelet gel autologous meaning “made from your own blood”. This essay will also go into depth about someone speaking on behalf of a Witness and how they approach the medical team about their choice of treatment. How a Witness will exercise their own rights and how to deal with loaded questions that doctors and others pose that are not always asked with good motive, including the most frequently asked by doctors (and some judges) is: “Would you rather die or let your child die than to accept a “lifesaving blood transfusion?” I chose to write this quit lengthy paper because I felt it was important to explain how much this dilemma means to me because I hope to be in healthcare someday and I happen to be a Jehovah’s witness.
One question that is based on an individual’s ethical principals is the debate on euthanasia and whether or not it is right to terminate the life of a terminally ill patient that is suffering. Or is abortion the morally right thing to do if the baby would have an illness that would affect the quality of its life? These questions all vary in answer from person to person. These problems have become a lot more important with regard to ethics as with the improvements of technology have enabled those things to be done a lot easier. Service users have rights whilst been treated which relate to their care and the documents surrounding their treatment.
Compiled from a variety of sources by Evynn Blaher, C.D. Hylton High School, Woodbridge, VA. POSSIBLE RESEARCH TOPICS Your research paper, and the resulting thesis statement, must be an ARGUABLE issue. Be prepared to present the actual findings of your research convincingly even if you discover that your findings differ from your personal opinions. Remember, research is objective and not a “soap box” for personal views. The following topics have been divided by subject: BIOETHICAL ISSUES Withholding the truth from dying patients Physician-assisted suicide Limits to confidentiality Involuntary commitment Organ donation Access to experimental drugs for dying patients CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY Is criminal
First, understand your topic. Key to this is carefully researching background information relevant to the subject of your essay or position paper. For example, if your chosen topic is the legalization of euthanasia, research on the historical development of euthanasia as a medical practice, the implications of euthanasia from legal and moral perspectives, relevant statistics concerning the rate of euthanasia practiced across the United States, and existing alternatives to euthanasia, to name a few. More importantly, identify the issue at hand. With regard to the topic of euthanasia, a possible issue might be: should euthanasia be legalized?
This is a popular order because this gives the patients that suffer from a terminal illness, the ability to end their life instead of prolonging the pain. There also are other consents for this Act which also help the families make decisions for their loved ones if they are not in the position to make the decisions for themselves. The records management procedures have had to change since this Act was taken into effect because they have had to make sure that when the patient signs any of the consents, they this record is in the patients files so the medical staff is aware of what the wishes are. There could be consequences toward the medical staff if they were to revive a patient when their wish was to be let go. This can cause a lawsuit and possible termination of the
Laura Satterfield Professor Gregory Hagan English 101 15 November 2009 Public and Medical Community The Right to Die Physician assisted suicide or euthanasia should be a right granted to all terminally ill patients. Although there are many debates opposing the viewpoint on assisted suicide, it should not be up to ethicists to make decisions between life and death, but to the terminally ill patient. It should be recognized that “patients have a right to make their own decisions to preserve free choice and human dignity: this right includes the right to choose assisted suicide” (Ersek 48) Also, having the access of physician assisted suicide allows the patient to maintain control over the situation and to end life in a merciful manner.