Bioethics: Legal and Clinical Case Studies: Legal and Clinical Case Studies

Bioethics: Legal and Clinical Case Studies is a case-based introduction to ethical issues in health care. Through seventy-eight compelling scenarios, the authors demonstrate the practical importance of ethics, showing how the concerns at issue bear on the lives of patients, health-care providers, and others. Many central topics are covered, including informed consent, medical futility, reproductive ethics, privacy, cultural competence, and clinical trials. Each chapter includes a selection of important legal cases as well as clinical case studies for critical analysis. The case studies are often presented as moral dilemmas and are conducive to rich discussion. A companion website offers a curated collection of relevant legal precedents along with additional case studies and other resources.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1: Moral Theory in Bioethics Consequentialism and Deontology Consequentialism Kantian Deontology Rule Theory Case Study: Dr. Mando Alternative Approaches Principlism Particularism Virtue Ethics Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care Casuistry Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Obey the Law? Conclusion Exercises Chapter 2: Informed Consent Introduction Legal Cases I. Canterbury v. Spence II. Jandre v. Bullis III. Gorab v. Zook Case Studies IV. Emergency-Room Deliberation after a Critical Monocycle Accident V. Protection for a “Decisionally Incapable” Patient VI. Patient Coerced into additional Physical Therapy VII. Unwanted Procedure during Surgery VIII. Elderly Man Denied Informed Consent IX. HIV Patient: Confidentiality Hampering Informed Consent Chapter 3: Assessing Capacity Introduction Legal Cases I. Lane v. Candura II. Morinaga v. See Vue lll. In Re Conservatorship of Pamela J. Case Studies IV. Decisional Capacity and Brain Surgery V. Dementia and Decisional Capacity VI. Capacity after a Motorcycle Accident Chapter 4: Informed Refusal of Treatment Introduction Legal Cases I. Cruzan v. Director II. Vacco and Washington Cases III. Carter v. Canada Case Studies IV. The Last Day of Her Life V. Family Conflict: To Treat or Not to Treat? VII. Family Supports a Child’s Rejection of Treatment VIII. Patient Fails to Show up for Treatment IX. Assisting Death X. Terminal Sedation: Is it Death? Chapter 5: Medical Futility Introduction Legal Cases I. Futile Treatment of a Newborn? II. Physician’s Right to Withhold Treatment Case Studies III. Doctor Orders Aggressive Treatment; Nurse Objects IV. Appropriate CPR? V. Lake Erie Tragedy VI. Heart Failure, Excessive Weight, and CPR VII. A Family Fights for a Patient’s Life Chapter 6: Nursing Ethics Introduction Legal Cases I. Lunsford and Tuma Cases II. Rogers and Mathias Cases III. Monahan and Morvillo Cases IV. Hoffman and Ross Cases Case Studies V. Does the Nurse Know Better? VI. Potentially Violent Patient VII. Traditional Practice and Child Abuse VIII. Nurse Refuses to Administer Pain Medication Chapter 7: Privacy and Confidentiality Introduction Legal Cases I. Tarasoff v Regents of the University of California II. Reisner and Jarmie Cases III. Nasser v. Parker IV. Horne v. Patton Case Studies VI. Disclosing HIV VII. Children Having Babies VIII. Betrayal by a Physician? IX. Dr. Dorchester’s Curiosity X. Student Kills his Classmate: Is His Psychologist at Fault? Chapter 8: Cultural Competence Introduction Legal Cases I. Commonwealth v. Schaible II. Quintero v. Encarnacion III. Quintanilla v. Dunkelmen Case Studies IV. An Infant in a Persistent Vegetative State V. Elder Abuse? VI. An Amish Couple Refuses Treatment for Their Infant Daughter VII. Newly Arrived Immigrant and Adherence to Treatment VIII. Three Wives Chapter 9: Human Reproduction Introduction Legal Cases I. Roe and Casey Cases II. Becker v. Chessin III. K.M. v E.G. IV. Szafranski v. Dunston Case Studies I. Sterilization of a Developmentally Delayed Child II. Doubts about Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis III. Human Cloning IV. Abortion Advice Chapter 10: Clinical Trials Introduction Legal Cases I. Suthers, et al v. Amgen, Inc. II. Cacchillo v. Insmed, Inc. Case Studies I. Mr. Rosewald’s Decision II. An Incidental Finding from a Brain Scan III. Was it Morally Appropriate to Stop Cancer Trial? IV. Dr. Rife’s Conflict of Interest Chapter 11: Transplantation Ethics Introduction Legal Cases I. McFall v. Shrimp II. Strunk and Pescinski Cases III. Hart v. Brown Case Studies I. Drug Dealer Wants a New Heart II. Transplantation and Blood Products III. Coerced Donation Appendix: Basic Law The American Legal System Common Law Statutory Law Executive Orders and Agencies Constitutional Law Criminal and Civil Law Lawsuits Index Index of Legal Cases

About the Author :
Joseph P. DeMarco is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Cleveland State University. Gary E. Jones is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and a member of the California Bar Association.

Review :
“This richly detailed collection of clinical and legal cases brings bioethics and jurisprudence to life. Readers will learn exactly how ethical and legal deliberation occurs in clinical environments. A multitude of realistic cases are followed by discussion questions. This book is ideal for bioethics professors and clinical instructors alike; the authors’ analyses are sophisticated, clear, concise, and accessible.” — Denise M. Dudzinski, Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine “Bioethics: Legal and Clinical Case Studies is an outstanding contribution to the academic literature. Joseph P. DeMarco and Gary E. Jones cover the most significant issues of contemporary bioethics in a way that is highly accessible to the beginning student while still preserving the depth and complexity of the issues. Cases have been carefully selected to effectively reinforce the main themes of each topic. The emphasis on both morality and law appropriately reveals the interconnectedness of bioethical issues to both spheres, a feat rarely accomplished in this field. Cheers to DeMarco and Jones for delivering such effective, high-quality pedagogical material at an affordable price.” — Samuel LiPuma, Cuyahoga Community College