BHS365 Module4 Case

Cutting in line for Organ Transplant. Cutting in line for Organ transplant Name Instructor Course details Date Cutting in line for organ transplant. Introduction Well intentioned efforts of protection can be paternalistic and unethical even when they do not cause direct harm to patients. Medical ethics are a set of moral rational guidelines which have been agreed on by a body of medical professionals and should be applied to both the theoretical and practical fields (Charles et al. 2009). It gives those persons in the medical field a guideline of what is right and what is wrong. Review In recent days, the field of medicine and health uses a conceptual framework known as the principles of Bio-ethics: (1, beneficence, non-malfeasance and justice. Each principle is important and should be observed while in the medical profession unless it conflicts with any of the other principles (Charles et al, 2009) . In the case of organ transplant however, you find that there are complicated facts that are intrinsically ambiguous and this is where you find a medic incorporating his or her or his clients preferences and personal values and beliefs to make a rational decision. This is what happened in Todd Krampitz's case. In analyzing krampizt's situation, cutting in line went against the medical ethics put in place. Both the victim and the doctor knew the ethical procedures required in organ transplant process but they went ahead and defied those requirements. Caplan (20004 states that: “At the time Krampitz received his liver, there were more than 17,000 people on the list who also needed a liver transplant, some more desperately than he did. More than a thousand of those patients live in Krampitz’ home state of Texas” (1). His doctor, who was also aware of the situation also acted unethically by cutting him in line. This operation left the physician in a state of ethical dilemma. The doctor acted agains...