Psychological Abandonment Research Paper
Hello Kristin, your post is very interesting. You have mentioned some points that caught my attention. I agree with you that the duty of health care professional is to provide treatment for patients by using all resource that are available. One thing we need to talk about in treatment of a terminal disease is the psychological abandonment no matter whether the patient is a kid or an adult. Usually, physicians have the tendency to abandon patients who are dying. If someone has a terminal disease, that person still need physical and emotional support of doctors so that he or she can regain hope and feel more comfortable. That is why Doherty argues that “psychological abandonment is the greater danger that sometime leads a health professional
to physical neglect of the patient” (Doherty & Purtilo, p.324). The second thing that I want to talk about is the autonomy. The principle of autonomy allows the patient make a decision regarding his or her own well-being (Doherty & Purtilo, p.90). In this particular case of euthanasia, which gives the option to children to request for euthanasia, I believe that the parents should have the final say because kids do not have the ability of discernment, plus, each parent will react to this situation differently depending on their belief. The last thing that I want to talk is that you mentioned in your post that you will allow euthanasia if that is the last option and patient is experiencing pain. I will agree with you as long as the patient is a moral agent who has the capacity to distinguish the right from the wrong and who can be held accountable for his or her action.
to physical neglect of the patient” (Doherty & Purtilo, p.324). The second thing that I want to talk about is the autonomy. The principle of autonomy allows the patient make a decision regarding his or her own well-being (Doherty & Purtilo, p.90). In this particular case of euthanasia, which gives the option to children to request for euthanasia, I believe that the parents should have the final say because kids do not have the ability of discernment, plus, each parent will react to this situation differently depending on their belief. The last thing that I want to talk is that you mentioned in your post that you will allow euthanasia if that is the last option and patient is experiencing pain. I will agree with you as long as the patient is a moral agent who has the capacity to distinguish the right from the wrong and who can be held accountable for his or her action.