City University of New York
Law and Ethics Case: Jeanette M. and the Phone Call
Erica Rotstein
October 7, 2017
Professor Bonsignore
HAS 3560 -Legal Aspects of Health Care
Abstract
The advancement in the field of medicine over the years has led to doctors and health care providers having more responsibilities on their hands. This brings into question what should and shouldn’t be done, as well as what is morally and ethically right. However, this isn’t so cut and dry. Each case is unique and has its own details as to how the alleged incident came into play. Therefore, each case needs to be analyzed in detail and reviewed before deciding who is at fault and to what degree they deserve to be punished. In the situation of “The Case of Jeanette M. and the Phone Call” adapted from chapter one of “Medical Law and Ethics” written by Bonnie Fremgen, it describes a medical situation that resulted in the death of an elderly women. The ethical and or legal issues in …show more content…
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