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• Life support continuation for brain-dead patients

A health care issue with controversial ethical and legal implications that was at the center of a high visibility case in the public domain

Perform research in the University library using at least 8–10 relevant peer-reviewed academic or professional journal articles that were published within the past 5 years, and complete the following to prepare your report:

• Analyze the ethics of the case from each end of the ethical spectrum (ultraconservative to ultraliberal) from the perspective of 3 of the following stakeholders:
  • Patient,
  • Patient’s immediate family or guardians
  • Emergency medical personnel or first responders
  • Doctors, surgeons, specialists, or other medical providers
  • The hospital or health care facility
  • A pharmaceutical or medical device company
• Identify policies at the federal, state, and local levels relating to the provision of health care and patient rights that played the following roles in the case:
  • Assesses opposing views of these policies from the perspectives of the provider and patient
  • Analyzes the implications of these policies on the operations of health care organizations
• Identify at least 3 state or federal laws that are relevant to the case, and complete the following:
  • Evaluate key legal factors that are inherent in the case.
  • Assess various policies and procedures that are inherent in these laws that relate to the provision of health care by providers or patient rights.
• Differentiate between the demands of legal policies and ethical issues with relevance to the needs of the provider and patient.
• Formulate an assessment of the potential impact of the case on decision-making options in the future for providers, patients, and administrators.