Running head: ETHICAL EVALUATION 1
Healing and Autonomy: Ethical Analysis
Student Name
Institution
, ETHICAL EVALUATION 2
Healing and Autonomy: Ethical Evaluation
Medical Indications Patient Preferences
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence Autonomy
Beneficence dictates that clinical practitioners In terms of patient preferences, it is quite
discharge their duties in the best intentions (Gillon, commendable that the physician respects mike’s
2018). Therefore, beneficence is manifest through decision when he opts to forego the dialysis. Also,
the proposition of immediate dialysis by James's the physician allows James’s parents to seek
physician (Case Study: Healing and Autonomy, religious intervention to improve their son’s
2019). Additionally, James needs a kidney condition (Case Study: Healing and Autonomy,
transplant which has the potential to threaten 2019). Lastly, while the physician suggests a
Samuel's life as he has to undergo surgery. James's kidney transplant within a year that involves
parents, on the other hand, do not want to harm James’s brother Samuel, he leaves James’s parents
James even though they have been told his with the final decision about the last course of
condition could worsen if not addressed. action.
Quality of Life Contextual Features
Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy Justice and Fairness
The significant features before and after patient According to the Biomedical Ethics in the
treatment determine their quality of life. According Christian Narrative (n.d), contextual features
to James’s physician, a kidney transplant has the involve al the events of the social, legal, and
capability of saving James’s life and restoring his familial setting elements that might impact medical
kidney functioning (Case Study: Healing and decisions. For instance, Mike is faced with a
Autonomy, 2019). Mike’s decision to forego the conundrum on whether to allow a kidney transplant
recommended dialysis because of the religious procedure that involves James’s brother Samuel.
autonomy he practices results in worsening the The dilemma ranges from whether that kidney
condition of James to the point where he needs transplant decision should be Samuel’s to the
Healing and Autonomy: Ethical Analysis
Student Name
Institution
, ETHICAL EVALUATION 2
Healing and Autonomy: Ethical Evaluation
Medical Indications Patient Preferences
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence Autonomy
Beneficence dictates that clinical practitioners In terms of patient preferences, it is quite
discharge their duties in the best intentions (Gillon, commendable that the physician respects mike’s
2018). Therefore, beneficence is manifest through decision when he opts to forego the dialysis. Also,
the proposition of immediate dialysis by James's the physician allows James’s parents to seek
physician (Case Study: Healing and Autonomy, religious intervention to improve their son’s
2019). Additionally, James needs a kidney condition (Case Study: Healing and Autonomy,
transplant which has the potential to threaten 2019). Lastly, while the physician suggests a
Samuel's life as he has to undergo surgery. James's kidney transplant within a year that involves
parents, on the other hand, do not want to harm James’s brother Samuel, he leaves James’s parents
James even though they have been told his with the final decision about the last course of
condition could worsen if not addressed. action.
Quality of Life Contextual Features
Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy Justice and Fairness
The significant features before and after patient According to the Biomedical Ethics in the
treatment determine their quality of life. According Christian Narrative (n.d), contextual features
to James’s physician, a kidney transplant has the involve al the events of the social, legal, and
capability of saving James’s life and restoring his familial setting elements that might impact medical
kidney functioning (Case Study: Healing and decisions. For instance, Mike is faced with a
Autonomy, 2019). Mike’s decision to forego the conundrum on whether to allow a kidney transplant
recommended dialysis because of the religious procedure that involves James’s brother Samuel.
autonomy he practices results in worsening the The dilemma ranges from whether that kidney
condition of James to the point where he needs transplant decision should be Samuel’s to the
