Health Care Law

1.    1. Why is it important to study law, ethics, and bioethics?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citation.

2.    What are the differences among the law, ethics, and bioethics? Include specific examples to support your answer for each. Feel free to include your personal experience with the topics.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3.    3. Define the four principles that can serve as guidelines when making bioethical decisions, and give examples of situations in which these principles can be used.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4.    4. There are three candidates waiting for a heart transplant. The first candidate is a 14-year-old girl named Sally. Sally is an only child, and her parents have been asking everyday about the status of a transplant. The second is a 42-year-old business owner named Don. He has offered to donate two million dollars to the hospital if he receives the transplant. Don, however, has many additional health issues that may limit his ability to fully recover even if he receives the transplant. The hospital would use his generous donation to provide services to many of its poorer patients and expand its community reach. The third candidate is 38-year-old single mother named Marie. Marie is also a recovering addict. She has not abused drugs or alcohol in years; however, her earlier use has taken its toll on her heart. Marie is the sole support for her two children, a 10-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl. She currently works as a teen substance abuse counselor and speaks at local middle and high schools about her experience and recovery. You are the hospital administrator and must make the decision as to which candidate will get the heart. You will draft a memo to the transplant selection committee of the hospital. Your memo will include a review of the facts, an ethical analysis as to why you made your choice, and what ethical theory, (Utilitarianism, Right-Based, etc.…) best supports your decision.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.