Current Events (March)

Animal Rights and Abortion - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Animal-RightsAbortion/235636?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=dcb3b0e752814820984d45dada02c20f&elq=2f7ec948798d4de4889af4c51d668eb0&elqaid=8312&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2698
I know...I said we weren't discussing abortion, but then I saw this article and thought you'd be interested. Being consistent in your thinking is an important virtue...

Patients in Pain, and a Doctor Who Must Limit Drugs - NYTimes.com
New rules from the Feds about pain meds.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/health/er-pain-pills-opioids-addiction-doctors.html?emc=edit_th_20160317&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

New Procedure Allows Kidney Transplants From Any Donor - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/health/kidney-transplant-desensitization-immune-system.html?emc=edit_th_20160310&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&_r=0&referer=

Christians Flock to Groups That Help Members Pay Medical Bills - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/christians-flock-to-groups-that-help-members-pay-medical-bills.html?emc=edit_th_20160311&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

First Uterus Transplant in U.S. Has Failed - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/health/first-uterus-transplant-in-us-has-failed.html?nlid=25414714&src=recpb&referer=

When Gene Tests for Breast Cancer Reveal Grim Data but No Guidance - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/health/breast-cancer-brca-genetic-testing.html?emc=edit_th_20160312&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

To Maintain Supply of Sex Slaves, ISIS Pushes Birth Control - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/world/middleeast/to-maintain-supply-of-sex-slaves-isis-pushes-birth-control.html?emc=edit_th_20160313&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&_r=0&referer=

Veterans Seek Help for Infertility Inflicted by Wounds of War - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/health/veterans-infertility-benefits.html?emc=edit_th_20160301&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

Try to relate to our readings on HIV from 1 March.
http://www.pih.org/blog/protecting-newborns-against-hiv-in-russia

Helping Women in Africa Avoid H.I.V. - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/opinion/helping-women-in-africa-avoid-hiv.html?emc=edit_th_20160226&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

H.I.V.’s Toll on Black and Latino Men - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/opinion/hivs-toll-on-black-and-latino-men.html?emc=edit_th_20160229&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer =

 
 Steve Beshear on ending Kentucky health care insurance: 'I cannot sit idly by'
We'll soon be discussing health care reform.  What do you think about this real-time, real-life situation in Kentucky?  This article gives some background, but there's more research to do.  Let's try to figure it out together, separately from what the politicians are saying (although, of course, it is a political issue).
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/11/beshear-ending-kynect-cannot-sit-idly/80223880/#

Not Every Drop of a Person’s Blood Is the Same, a Study Says - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/health/not-every-drop-of-a-persons-blood-is-the-same-a-study-says.html?nlid=25414714&src=recpb&referer=

Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Flint Was Met With Silence - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/legionnaires-outbreak-in-flint-was-met-with-silence.html?emc=edit_th_20160223&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&_r=0&referer=

NYTimes: Patient Confidentiality and a Doctor’s Judgment Call
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/opinion/patient-confidentiality-and-a-doctors-judgment-call.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share
A doctor and a lawyer discuss physicians’ obligation.

NYTimes: Francis Says Contraception Can Be Used to Slow Zika
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/world/americas/francis-says-contraception-can-be-used-to-slow-zika.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share
The pope’s remarks stirred up divisions in the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in South America about whether birth control should be widely allowed.

The Lab (25 Feb)

First post: What did you discover about making good choices in The Lab?  Was it easier or harder than you imagined?  Argue from one of the following positions:  What would someone like Pellegrino do in the The Lab?  What would Kant or a Utilitarian do?  What does ethics of care ask of you?

Second post: engage your peers in a compassionate but challenging dialogue and/or try to argue from a point of view you don't actually believe.

Case 8 Nursing Autonomy/Subservience :) (23 & 25 Feb)

Collectively, address the questions at the end of the case (read what the people ahead of you have written and join in the conversation, rather than just responding to the prompt).  Incorporate your ethical theories, and the readings on Nursing (that we discussed to today in class) and on informed consent in your posts.  After you've made an initial post (due by 23 Feb), critically respond to the post of a classmate's (due by 25 Feb).  Be charitable but challenging.

Case 25 Anencephalic newborns (11 Feb)

Let's continue our discussion about Case 25 here.  Try to pull in your ethical theories to inform your answers to the questions at the end of the case.

Case 27 re: artificial nutrition (11Feb)

Case 27 re: artificial nutrition

Answer questions at end of case, using one of your theories. Let's cover all the theories, so just rotate to the next one on a first-come, first-serve basis. About half of you will have to double, maybe even triple up.

The theories: Kant, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, Casuistry, Ethics of Care, Ross' Principles, Principles of Bioethics, Coherence theory.

Then critique each other. Each person pick another post and analyze the response.  Be charitable.

Current Events Feb (once a week)

What is going on in the world related to class?  Post an article or comment on an article.  Tie your discussion to class material.

Story related to last week's discussion on Being Mortal, re: improving nursing home care:

He Broke the Law to Build a Better Nursing Home – Next Avenue 

http://www.nextavenue.org/he-broke-the-law-to-build-a-better-nursing-home/

Pentagon to Offer Plan to Store Eggs and Sperm to Retain Young Troops - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/us/politics/pentagon-to-offer-plan-to-store-eggs-and-sperm-to-retain-young-troops.html?emc=edit_th_20160204&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&_r=0&referer=

Zika virus
How might the rapid spread of Zika become an ethical concern?
New Weapon to Fight Zika: The Mosquito - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/new-weapon-to-fight-zika-the-mosquito.html?emc=edit_th_20160131&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

Depression & Pregnancy
 Why might this be ethically tricky?
Panel Calls for Depression Screenings During and After Pregnancy - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/health/post-partum-depression-test-epds-screening-guidelines.html?emc=edit_th_20160127&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&referer=

 

Pregnant Women And New Mothers Need Depression Screening : Shots - Health News : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/01/26/464415212/depression-screening-recommended-for-all-pregnant-women-new-mothers?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160126