Essays on Brain-Dead

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine various reasons why some people agree to participate in organ donation while others do not. Furthermore, the paper will discuss the death rates that have been raising Australia due to lack of organ donors. In this regard, the research points out that the most informed people have no problem discussing their death or organ transplants while those that are uninformed rely on fictional TV dramas and Ick factors to disregard organ donation. Religion has also been considered as a topic for this discussion because while other denominations believe in acts of ...

PHIL 434 Medical Ethics

Short answers 3 point seach What is medical tourism? Medical tourism is “where patients travel overseas for operations and various invasive therapies.” (Connell 2006, p. 1093).

What are 3 reasons people choose surgeries/procedures in other countries?

1. Economics – Even with health insurance, many procedures can be performed for a fraction of the cost overseas. 2. Quality of care – quality of care is increasing around the world to the near equivalent of Western countries. 3. More options- Even with health insurance, many patients find their health insurance companies limit the kinds of procedures they are able to receive.

What is the commoditization of care?

Turning health care into a commodity that is undifferentiated from other competing ...

Journalism is an essential part of the society. It is entrusted with provision of information to the society, synthesizing the same information and presenting it in a comprehensive way that the members of the society can understand. Journalism also serves to investigate and find the root of an occurrence, its instigators as we as its possible repercussions in the society (Deuze, 2005). More often than not, the media is responsible for bringing up stories that stir debates among the masses. This article seeks to determine the role of journalism in the society as well as its impacts- both positive ...

The advancements in modern medicine in the last few decades are responsible for new treatment methodologies in treating deadly diseases. However, there are some areas of the human body that still remain a mystery. The human brain is one of the more complex organs and there is no forseeable outcome irrespective of the infirmity. The medical community faces hard choices whenever they encounter a difficult situation involving brain damage. The chances for recovery from a severe brain damage are slim. Hence, during such times, a hospital staff will request the family for consent to withdraw specific medical treatment or ...

Response 4

Response: 1 In the ethical violation news about the woman in Texas, the primary concern is that, can we consider her parents’ and husband’s decision as her own free will? A person who is medically declared as brain-dead cannot take a decision. In most of the cases, such patient’s relatives take the decision. As we discuss the right of the patient to be freed from life support, we should also think about the right of the baby in her womb to live. Removing the life support will kill the baby as well, which leads to another serious ...