A story on new changes in the law which will allow terminally ill children to pursue both palliative and curative care.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guidance-on-new-hospice-benefits-for-terminally-ill-children-hailed-by-hospice-and-palliative-care-community-102767944.html
An audio report about thalidomide, full of bad conduct, scientific research, off-label medical applications, etc. Perfect for class.
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I think that this was a very interesting article. One of the hardest parts of caring for a child is stopping treatment and admitting that their is nothing more that can be done. With the elderly it is easy to comfort yourself with the fact that you tried all you could, they lived a long full life, and its finally time to help them die peacefully. It becomes infinitely harder when the patient is only nine and has their whole life ahead of them. Care for a terminal ill or very sick child is not cheap. Many families cannot afford all the treatment that their child needs by themselves and need the assistance of the state. With the new legislature, families can choose treatment approaches from both curative and palliative care and still receive funds. It is important because it allows patients' families to choose palliative care without giving up curative approaches.
ReplyDeleteIn some way relate to our ethics class. Also very interesting. Relates to Case 3 this week.
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Dr. Roger Starner Jones Muses On Crisis Culture
http://spotlight.vitals.com/2009/10/dr-roger-starner-jones-muses-crisis-culture/
Accused murderer receives liver organ transplant while others wait to die
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"Here's a case that pushes all kinds of ethical boundaries: a Canadian couple who discovered that their fetus was likely to have Down's Syndrome decided that they wanted to have an abortion. The practice of aborting fetuses because of birth defects is controversial enough, but to make matters even knottier, the fetus was being carried by a surrogate, who wanted to carry the pregnancy to term."
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