Question

Student Activity 12-2

Real-Life Applications: Case Scenario One

A friend from high school, pregnant with her third child, moved into your neighborhood. She told you that her eldest child was very ill and required a bone marrow transplant. There were no matching donors on the national list. She and her husband decided to have a baby who could be used to save her other child. She asked what you thought of her actions. Before making any statements that could hurt your friend, you decide to do some research on the topic.

Activity

(1) Explain this type of procedure and what the procedure entails, (2) identify any ethical issues associated with this type of procedure, and (3) provide an opinion on this procedure—would you do it or not and why?

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Case Scenario Two

You need a back operation but cannot afford your cost share of the operation. You have heard that other countries may offer less-expensive medical procedures. You decide to investigate this option.

Activity

Perform an Internet search and use textbook information on medical tourism. Locate two countries that offer lower-cost surgeries. Write a report and present the report to the class.

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Case Scenario Three

One of your best friends is on the waiting list for a new liver. According to current research, there is a long waiting list for organ donations. Several states have offered tax incentives to encourage organ donation. You are unsure of how to encourage her to be optimistic.

Activity

You decide to do research on tax incentives in the different states and other options to encourage organ donation.

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Case Scenario Four

You and your friend were discussing physician-assisted suicide and whether it is an ethical procedure. Your friend does not believe in it, but you feel it is an option depending on the circumstance. You think of your great grandmother who is terminally ill but is in pain and is on life support.

Activity

Using the textbook and the Internet, research both the pros and cons of physician-assisted suicide.

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Answer 1

Case 1

Allograft: that is grafting from graft taken from one individual placed on genetically non-identical member of the same species.

The baby will be Optimal donor and the donor will be having to undergo HLA typing , if matching can be taken for bone marrow transplant

If you are having underwent invitro fertilization there is an option called savior baby this baby can provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease, such as cancer or Fanconi anemia, that can best be treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

2.No ethical issue is there ,parents can give consent

3. Yes, I would do

Advantage is that the elder son can be saved,  

Case 2

Mexico’s close proximity to the United States and extensive crossover in medical training, it means standards for care are often equivalent to what you would expect in United States and with far less expense. All major cities in Mexico will have good quality-hospitals. They are best known for plastic surgery

Panama is not only a top location for but also for medical tourism. Its private hospitals also offer excellent medical care as partnership with major hospitals in North America that are already famous.

International travelers can get plans that may include coverage not only in Panama but elsewhere and for a reasonable monthly rate.

The medical staff is largely English-speaking and Panama is a well-connected and well-developed country in the region. Panama is one of the freest economies in the world and almost any nationality can visit Panama 180 days visa-free.

Panama offers significant savings on procedures such as dental implants that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the US..

Case 3.

- popularized the government initiative

-social media is the best platform

Case 4:

Pros	Cons
Ending their suffering	we are helping in suicidal
They are given medicine in high dose	ethically no right to kill anyone.
Peaceful death
It can be given with the consent of the patient
No ethical issues