Bioethical Issues of the Terri Schiavo Case

O​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​verview: Healthcare professionals provide support throughout the cycle of life, from birth to death. They have an obligation to provide humane and compassionate care to patients while adhering to their specific field’s code of ethics. Sometimes, healthcare professionals are privy to discussions between family members regarding end-of-life issues. In some instances, a healthcare facility may be in charge of providing information about advance directives to patients. Healthcare professionals should calibrate their own moral beliefs to align with their ethical and legal obligations. By studying issues contained within real-life cases, healthcare professionals can come to terms with their beliefs and obligations relative to end-of-life issues. Prompt: In this project, you will analyze the Terri Schiavo case through the lens of the bioethical issue(s) related to the case. You will address what the bioethical issue is and what role end-of-life issues, such as self-determination and advanced directives, played in the case. Using your analysis, you will determine how this bioethical issue impacted the decisions made by the healthcare professionals involved in the case. Specifically, the essay must address the following critical eleme​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​nts: I. Introduction: Describe the provided case, including information on the stakeholders involved, the bioethical issue, and the time period of the incident that occurred. II. Bioethical Analysis: Analyze the bioethical issue for the role end-of-life issues played in the case. Be sure to use appropriate terminology and support with secondary research. III. Conclusion: Describe how the bioethical issue influenced the decisions of healthcare professionals involved in the case. Be sure to use specific examples. Here are sources listed below to use for this assignment. Medical Law and Ethics, Chapter 11 Ethical and Bioethical Issues In Medicine, Chapter 13 Death and Dying: “Terri Schiavo, The Face That Moved a Nation” case on page 314, and Appendix A Chapter 11 guiding questions: What are the main bioethical issues that modern physicians and healthcare professionals face today? What are some ethical decision-making models that can be used to support ethical dilemmas? Chapter 13 Appendix A guiding questions: What is the Hippocratic Oath? What is the Code of Ethics for Nurses? What is the code of ethics for medical assistants (from the AAMA)? Video: Terri Schiavo Documentary: The Case’s Enduring Legacy (13:06) On Y​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​ouTube