POLI 330 /POLI 330 WEEK 5 QUIZ. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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POLI 330 /POLI 330 WEEK 5 QUIZ. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.Question 1 5 / 5 pts (TCO 4) What are your initial, nonlegal, thoughts on this case? How would you decide it based on your own belief structures... ? For example, if you were the judge in this case, would you would allow Mr. Trident to leave the hospital, thus bringing about his death? Or would you feel for Mr. Trident but side with the hospital because he clearly is not in the right mind to make such decisions for himself? Or would you perhaps side with the hospital because people should not be allowed to refuse medical treatment or go to the extreme of ordering the hospital to aid in the shortening of his life so that he did not have to suffer a painful death? What would you do? Please put some thought into your answer and provide at least 4–5 sentences as you explain it. Your Answer: In my opinion Mr. Trident should have been allowed the option of leaving against medical advice. In my practice, people that want to leave for certain reason are allowed to sign an AMA form and go. I don’t understand how this case is any different. A person who is cleared psychiatrically as decisional should have the right to refuse the treatment. Patient being quadriplegic shouldn’t affect his decision making. In my opinion the only reason he could have been held is if he was suicidal and planning on killing himself. His decision to refuse dialysis is not a suicidal thought to me; people smoke and everyone knows that smoking causes cancer and smoker are not considered suicidal. The Dr. should have explained the consequences of such decision and maybe try to encourage the patient to change his mind, but If I was a quadriplegic I would want to have the right to make my own decisions. Answers should reflect the student’s initial reaction to the case and his or her thoughts behind what should be done. They should also be at least 4–5 sentences long. Question 2 5 / 5 pts (TCO 4) What is the difference between moral and legal reasoning? Moral reasoning is based upon personal views rather than legal considerations. Legal reasoning focuses on what the law states only. Moral reasoning can vary with cultural beliefs, whereas legal reasoning is more static within a nation. [Show More]

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