Freedom to make healthcare choices

leaves out pertinent information to make things seem simpler. For instance, when he was comparing the amount spent on healthcare from 1969 to now, he left out a huge reason why. He “glosses over one obvious reason, namely the aging of the baby boom generation, while examining the big business that health care has become (Health Care Reform, 2012).” It is just simple supply and demand theory that the more people there are the more demand there will be for healthcare. Another issue that he glosses…

Healthcare providers have a wonderful profession where they are able to help and assist others in need. However, all healthcare providers have a duty to respect their patient’s wants and wishes. Patients have a freedom and the ability to make choices for themselves. As Dax Cowart stated, “the right to control your own body is a right you’re born with, not something that you have to ask anyone else for” (16). However, healthcare providers duty of beneficence and their patient’s right to autonomy…

Making ethical decisions in the medical field are some of the toughest decisions that individuals have to make regarding their own health, the health of their loved ones and the health of their patients. There are conflicts that occur since people have such different definitions of what is moral in healthcare. In our volunteering experience, we will encounter choices that will have ethical repercussions and it is important to consider the four core principles of medical ethics. I visited…

violation of religious freedom because religious institutions are being forced to provide services that go against the teachings of the Church. In addition, the federal government is deciding whether or not a specific religious affiliated organization is religious enough to be exempted from the mandate. For example, the government argues that the Little Sisters of the Poor are not religious enough for exemption, so instead, it demands that the Little Sisters sign over their healthcare plan or…

is one of the principal pillars taught to medical students, a practicing physician’s greatest responsibilities, and is one of the most debated issues in medical ethics. Patient autonomy, in the medical practice, is the legal right of the patient to make final decisions about one’s medical care. In the health care system, however, too many times we see health care providers making decisions for their patients, oftentimes against their will. These providers will argue that they are making…

the brave, and the best country in the world, but not perfect. The United States is a country that stands on freedom and the protection of human rights. However, America’s healthcare system contains many ethical issues that the country has yet to completely resolve. But when did things become so corrupt and fueled by financial greed? Just like any other country, the purpose of the healthcare system is to provide every citizen with quality medical treatment when needed. Logically, there should…

placing their own needs above that of the patients. Stewart (2013) suggests that nurses need to make a conscientious commitment to support the rights of women to access health care, as when conscientious objection is badly handled, it threatens equitable access to safe care. Nurses enjoy the right to freedom of thought, religion and conscience, although their patients also have the right to access healthcare (Stewart, 2013). Therefore,…

This weeks class was on worldviews, cosmologies, and religion and how it relates to healthcare. It was interesting to see how various types of cultures have different views and how sometimes it can be source of conflicts when deciding on health care interventions. I redid the Astro chart and I had to look at my birth certificate to see what time I was born at. I usually don’t believe in these astrological signs or palm reading but it doesn't hurt to look. My rising sun, or the first impression…

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in response to growing concerns of the increasing number of reported deaths related to influenza, a vaccine-preventable disease, issued a mandate that all healthcare workers get vaccinated. The rationale behind this directive stems from their belief that vaccination of high-risk groups is a proven most effective influenza control measure. According to Steckel (2007), Studies on the efficacy of the vaccine have shown 70% to 90% prevention of infection…

citizens. To some, the finest, most unsurpassed economic system is a free market capitalist based system; one that contains very little government involvement in personal economic choice. To others, a social market based system with varying amounts of government involvement is a much more viable choice. Many people today make the assumption that socialism, whether it be democratic or not, is an indefectible way of how our state and economy should function. Many advocates for socialism favor…