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Assignment - Humanities Terminally Ill Patients Right to Experimental Drugs Tasks
Description - Write a paper that explains and defends your view on the issue of whether or not patients with no other treatment options have a moral right to unproven drugs.
Case Study: Mr. Martinez. This media piece provides the context for this assessment; make sure you have reviewed the case study thoroughly. Additionally, it may be useful to think through the following issues as they relate to Mr. Martinez's case:
Should Mr. Martinez be transferred to intensive care, where his respiratory failure can be treated by a ventilator, and by CPR if necessary, and his oxygen level can be monitored?
What are the key ethical issues or models at play in this case study?
What are the key end-of-life issues at play in this case study?
How can an understanding of models and best-practice help to guide health care practitioners to make ethical and legal decisions?
INSTRUCTIONS IN A ANALYSIS OF THE CASE STUDY, ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
The patient's directives.
The patient's quality of life.
The family's stated preferences.
The moral issues associated with limiting life support.
The ethical principles most relevant to reaching an ethically sound decision.
Important considerations such as implications, justifications, and any conflicts of interest that might arise because of the patient's respiratory failure.