Should alice be forced to undergo the treatments

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From Ronald Munson, Intervention and Reflection, Chapter Decision Scenario 1Read the case as presented in the textbook.Alice Nuvo does not want to be treated. She has a pancreatic cancer and is given only a 5% chance of surviving beyond one year. Dr. Lupe wants to treat her with radiation and drugs and other drugs to control the pain. Dr. Lupe advises that the prognosis is based on statistics and averages and there is a chance Alice could do well.

Alice says: "Just give me something to control the pain and let me go home."Should Dr. Lupe continue to urge Alice to have the treatments? Should Alice be forced to undergo the treatments? How would someone respond to this situation using the ethical principles of moral right thing to do.

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