Directive but has been unable to determine the whereabouts of it since it was done before their marriage 4 years ago. Mr. Bevins at this time is advising that his wife had communicated to him that she would not want to be kept alive in her current state. Eileen Redfield is Lydia’s mother. She does not like seeing her daughter incapacitated but feels that ending her daughter’s life at this time is the not the answer. She has advised that several of the physicians have implied that Lydia might get
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CO-250-Middlesex Permanent Vegetative State: The Case of Terri Schiavo The case I have decided to study is case 5 in chapter 10‚ which is a case that created ethical dilemma. This is the case of Terri Schiavo‚ a twenty six years old female that suffered a heart attack and permanently lost consciousness. Three years in coma she was finally diagnosed with Permanent Vegetative State (PVS). This is a state where by a patient loses one or both of the brains’s hemisphere and patient is unaware of
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Functional MRI Testing for Patient Consciousness in a Vegetative State A vegetative state is considered to be a coma-like state where a patient appears to be awake‚ but unconscious/unresponsive. A vegetative state occurs after severe brain injury‚ and is diagnosed by a highly skilled team of healthcare professionals who specialize in the field. However‚ is it possible that people with brain damage considered to be in a “vegetative state” are actually conscious? If so‚ could they have the cognitive
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being one of the most controversial issues of our time raises many questions such as: What should be determined as a matter of law and what is left as a matter of discretion and judgment? Should those who want to die‚ or who are in a "persistent vegetative state" be allowed to die voluntarily? And who should decide: the patient‚ the physician‚ the courts‚ or the families? Euthanasia comes in two forms; the term positive euthanasia has come to refer to actions that actively cause death. The term
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Louisville‚ Kentucky E-Mail: President@irfi.org Website: WWW.IRFI.ORG Terri Schiavo‚ a white female of Roman Catholic faith was born on 3rd December 1963 in Philadelphia‚ PA. She married Michael on 10-11-84. Terri Schiavo entered a vegetative state in 1990 after adopting an "iced tea diet" (related to her bulimia)‚ resulting in a disastrous potassium deficiency that caused her heart to stop. She suffered cardiac arrest on 25 February 1990 early morning and heart beat was revived after
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The Dilemma of Marquis’ Future Like Ours Argument when applied to Euthanasia In his essay "Why abortion is immoral"‚ Don Marquis defends the anti-abortionist view. He bases his defense on the moral impermissibility of killing in general through what he calls the deprivation thesis (DT)‚ which is that killing is wrong if the subject of the killing has a future like ours because killing the subject deprives it of its future. Marquis’ argument‚ known as the future like ours (FLO) argument against
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Debate Stephanie J. Murray HCS/478 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Lora Lee Debate Life sustaining treatments should be continued for patients in persistent vegetative states. All life is sacred and worthy of preservation‚ no matter what the condition is. There is currently no evidence that supports patients in persistent vegetative states do not feel pain or process sounds and discussions that are occurring around them. “. Descriptions of nonpurposeful behaviors as purposeful—smiling‚ laughing—can
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from heart attack (cardiac arrest)‚ head injury or trauma‚ drowning‚ drug overdose‚ or poisoning. • Persistent vegetative state. This is a state of severe unconsciousness. The person is unaware of his or her surroundings and incapable of voluntary movement. With a persistent vegetative state‚ someone may progress to wakefulness but with no higher brain function. With persistent vegetative state‚ there is breathing‚ circulation‚ and sleep-wake cycles. • Locked-in syndrome. This is a rare neurological
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Death is the ultimate rejection for human beings and one that must be faced by all at some point. In some countries‚ such as the Netherlands‚ death can be a choice over long-term pain and suffering. In the United States‚ Oregon has a Death with Dignity Act that allows for physician-assisted suicide. With more life-prolonging treatments and life support equipment‚ decisions about when to let someone die become increasingly complex. Who should be making choices about our death‚ the government‚ our
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express his or her own wishes due to cognitive function loss or persistent vegetative state (PVS)? The lack of legal documentation will eventually lead to an ethical dilemma. An ethical dilemma is a situation that often involves an apparent conflict between moral imperatives‚ in which to obey one would result in transgressing another (Longman‚ 1987). Termination of nutrition and hydration from patients that are in a persistent vegetative state is an example of an ethical dilemma‚ which will be discussed
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