Deveterre, R. (2016). Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics: Cases, concepts, and the virtue of prudence (4th Edition). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. (“PDM”)
Answer the following questions:
- Read PDM Ch. 11 (pp. 340-374) and outline the main topics, key points, and any questions you have.
- Re-read pp. 340-341 and list and make sure you understand the definitions for the terms “embryo,” “fetus,” and “viability,” as well as the use of the terms “personhood” and “one of us” to describe a developing fetal body. Explain the dual nature of prenatal life that creates major moral issues in this field.
- Re-read pp. 341-352 and make notes of the following issues related to abortion:
Key historical points
Supreme Court cases related to abortion with special attention to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.
Explain how the court uses the trimester system in Roe v. Wade
Explain the undue burden test in Planned Parenthood v. Casey - Re-read pp. 363-370 and analyze in your own words the ethical conflict that can come up when a fetus needs treatment but the mother declines to give informed consent (“maternal-fetal conflicts”), with an in depth look into the “Angie Carder” and “Samantha Burton” cases, including their respective facts, and related prudential reasoning, providers’ perspectives, court decisions, and ethical issues.
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