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Assignment: Evaluation
Answer each of the following questions about how principlism would be applied:
1. In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, which of the four principles is most pressing in this case? Explain why.
Based on the view of Christians, it is evident that the most pressing issue is related to beneficence. This is basically based on the fact that a person or healthcare provider is required to act with the best intention while caring for the patient. Based on the case study, James parents appear to be acting with the best intention in their mind i.e. they are willing to see their son fully recover from the illness. While looking at their actions, it is clear that they are acting as per the interest of the patient even though the medical indication shows that his condition might be worse in case he is not treated. These parents are having faith that their son will be healed in the process by engaging in prayers (Ho, Spencer, & McGuire, 2015).
According to their actions, they want the best for their son and this is why they are not prepared to allow their son to have kidney transplant especially the one which is donated by his own brother. It is clear that they are worried about the possible health outcome of James' brother after the donation process; therefore they choose to engage in intensive prayers. They believe in their faith more the treatment and it is therefore not possible to blame them as the main cause of the worsening situation of their son's health since they are acting in good faith since they still brought him back to the facility to have his condition improved (Ho, Spencer, & McGuire, 2015).
2. In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, how might a Christian rank the priority of the four principles? Explain why.
Based on the reactions shown by James' parents, it is possible to group the Christian worldview in terms of ranking the four principles. The first rank is the beneficence and it should be followed by non-maleficence. The rest in the ranking should be justice and fairness and autonomy in the third and fourth position respectively.
This is basically due to the fact that it is important for Christians to show some kind of love to their children just like it was evident by the actions shown by James' parents. It was the love that James' parents had to their children that they kept on having faith that James will recover through prayers. It was also loved that made them come to the facility when James' condition became worse. Therefore, it is the responsibility of parents to act to the best interest of their children as per the principle of autonomy (Ho, Spencer, & McGuire, 2015).
It is also the role of the parents to ensure that they stick by the non-maleficence principles by preventing and avoiding causing harm to their children just like James' case when his parents took him to the facility when his condition got worse. It is upon Christians to ensure that they observe principles of justice and fairness in their daily lives. Autonomy principles should be observed to allow each person to make their own decisions regarding some crucial aspects especially in relation to healthcare services (Ho, Spencer, & McGuire, 2015).
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