Range of Viewpoints to Make a Well Informed Judgment

Ethical Legal Forum
Choose from one of the following options and answer the prompt questions in essay style:

These are the 2 options you have to pick from.

Option 1 Case Scenario:

A 68 year old male patient was initially admitted into the hospital after an auto vs pedestrian accident. The patient suffered severe brain damage, multiple fractures, and several episodes of ventricular tachycardia. After staying in critical care units for nearly 6 months, there is no improvement on the patient’s neurological functions. The patient requires continuous mechanical ventilation, continuous dopamin infusion and 24hr tube feeding. The patient is non-verbal and only shows facial grimace occasionally. The patient also suffered several disease related and hospital acquired complications, including seizures, pneumonia, and stage 4 pressure ulcers. The hospital administration and medical team notifies the family to make end of life plans. However, due to cultural belief, the patient’s family do not believe nor want to withdraw life support measures.

You are a member of the hospital’s ethical legal committee. What’s your idea on how to best to address this patient’s ethical legal dilemma? Provide a statement from each of the following perspective: emotional; optimistic; pessimistic; logical; overarching values; creative.
Option 2: Choose two ethical dilemmas from the file “Readings Ethical/Legal”, found in Ethical legal module. Answer and discuss the question(s) for each ethical dilemma.