Analyze the case of Mrs. Goldstein from the beginning of the semester utilizing the relevant concepts from this course. You should utilize concepts specific to biomedical ethics and NOT et

Analyze the case of Mrs. Goldstein from the beginning of the semester utilizing the relevant
concepts from this course. You should utilize concepts specific to biomedical ethics and NOT
ethical theories in general. In other words, utilize concepts from weeks 3-8 of the course. You
are not using the analysis that you wrote in the first week of the course. Once again, you must
make your decision based on the facts and concepts and cannot ask anyone (relatives, rabbi,
etc.) for help. The decision is solely yours to make without any outside help
Mrs. Goldstein is an 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease. She lives at a Jewish nursing
home where she has been a resident for the past 5 years. Mrs. Goldstein loves to have fresh
flowers in her room. She also loves to watch old television shows.
For all of her rational and competent adult life, Mrs. Goldstein has kept kosher. She is a devout
Jewish woman who has always expressed a deep faith and pride in her Jewish heritage. She has
always kept a kosher lifestyle.
Lately, however, Mrs. Goldstein has started demanding that the staff give her ham for her
meals?something that she would never have requested in her rational state. When they
refuse, Mrs. Goldstein gets upset. The staff are uncertain of how to respond. Some believe she
should be given ham in order to quiet her and keep her calm, while other staff members
believe it would be a violation of her lifelong commitment to keeping kosher.
1) What is the ethical dilemma?
2) What are the relevant facts? Use bullet points when you list the relevant facts
3) What concepts from the course are most important in determining what you should do
4) Analyze the case using the relevant facts in accordance relevant concepts.
5) What is your decision about how to advise the staff in this situation?
6) Why did you decide to advise as you did? Be sure that you justify your action using the
concepts you utilized in your analysis.