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Ethical dilema
BillieTheBot
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Say a person is over 18 and they are suffering from anorexia. One day they decide to stop eating all together. They end up in hospital because they pass out from malnutrishion. The doctor says to her that if she does not eat then they wil have to forse feed her via a tube.
Now this girl is over 18 so she has the right to refuse treatment, but then the docter has the responsibillity to keep this girl alive. You could argue that she is not in a stable frame of mind to make the desicion for herself, but then she could later on sue the hospital for going agaisnt her wishes.
If you were that docter what would you do?
Now this girl is over 18 so she has the right to refuse treatment, but then the docter has the responsibillity to keep this girl alive. You could argue that she is not in a stable frame of mind to make the desicion for herself, but then she could later on sue the hospital for going agaisnt her wishes.
If you were that docter what would you do?
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If they are able to refuse treatment then they have the right not to recieve it.
I'm not having someone die on me just because they want to, especially if they are suffering from a condition that can be treated.
Once she's feeling fitter I'll refer her to an agency that can help.
No but the doctor has a duty of care. In this instance the option is legal.
If the person is serious then they can have a "living will".
Usually with anorexia though it isn't a wish to die, is it?
It certainly worked that way when a bloke I knew took an overdose. He didnt want to go in the ambulance, they waited till he passed out then took him.
Healthcare Ethics is the reasoned examination of moral issues relating to health, life and death. The focus of healthcare ethics is the worth and dignity of each patient, health care decision-making and the responsibilities of care providers, the patient, the patient’s family and significant others.
so i don't think it is clear cut
if I was the doctor I would be involving all those concerned, including the psych and then work through the difficult balance of consent, paternalism, duty of care and so on.
btw, this sounds like the archers, so it will be interesting to hear what they do...
lol, lets have more growing drugs again
Exactly, they could have gone further with that one. Plus the nome bit was good too.
and lets have some more bizzare love triangles at least one with Linda Snell in
Who's that old woman who's always cracking on to young men, I can never remember her name, she's a bit scary.
Just one of the many reasons Radio Four is the best broadcast medium of them all by a large margin.
Though to be fair, just a minute and other comedy is most amusing.
Just try.
try home truths, and they manage to get loads of music into Today
the old lady... Marjorie Anchovies
I put it in here because I didnt want this to happen.
I need to know as many opinions as possible as this will be helping me do my college assignment.