Reference no: EM132439717

You should write at least 200 words. There are four DB. Can please send the answers separately.

Question 1

Confidentiality is both common sense and professional convention, per the Hippocratic Oath, in the sense "I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know" (Lasagna, 1964). It is an obligation not only of those who are called up to take the oath as a matter of course, but all healthcare professionals.

Choose ONE of the following to answer:

A: Are there instances in which private medical information should be revealed to others in order to protect individuals or the public from harm? Please explain your position using ethical reasoning and theories.

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B: Compare the original Hippocratic Oath and the modern version created by Dr. Louis Lasagna in 1948. What difference do you find to be most drastic? Which version do you believe better reflects your own view of ethics?

Question 2

Choose ONE of the following to answer:

A: Consider passive euthanasia (allowing someone to die) and active euthanasia (administering drugs that cause death). Is one more ethical than the other? Explain your reasoning with ethical theory.

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B: Consider the practice of physician assisted suicide. Explain whether or not this practice is ethical and why. If you believe it is, explain what requirements should be met before such a request be granted (age, terminal diagnosis, level of pain, etc.)

Question 3

Choose ONE of the following

A: To what extent do you feel the purpose of punishment is to (a) protect society, (b) punish criminals, or (c) rehabilitate criminals? Explain your position using ethical theory and/or reasoning.

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B: Provide an example of one occupation or profession that you feel is underpaid in our society and one that you feel is overpaid. Explain your reasons for selecting your examples by applying ethical theory and/or reasoning. How could this injustice be corrected?

Question 4

Choose ONE of the following to answer

A: What are some of the arguments used for and against capital punishment? (You may want to complete some additional research to add to your knowledge). In your response, apply ethical theory to your position.

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B: ? Provide an example from history of what you believe represents a "just" war. Explain your answers using ethical theory and/or reasoning.