" As we moved on to the 1990's, in America, the public minds have evolved into broader thinking. ... Opinions on the topic vary based on personal experience, belief systems, age, culture and other aspects of human king that influences how we think about important aspects of life. ... In this section we will discuss the arguments in favor of assisted suicide: the right to die, the right to avoid pain and suffering, death with dignity, healthcare spending implications, palliative care, religious freedom, donation of organs, slippery slope to legalized murder, and living wills. The ri...

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From old commandments to new commandments, guidelines that provide structural framework, classic experiments that challenge that framework, or even how things are defined in medical ethics. ... If a doctor or any health care professional just stood by during the birth of a child and both the child and the mother were dying, how could that doctor stand there and watch both the mother and the infant die without taking some method of action. ... If we compare a severely defective human infant with a non-human animal, a dog or a pig, for example, we will often find the non-human to have superior c...

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There are numerous examples that can be found to support how funding allows for greater public health service to all, particularly with respect to sexually transmitted diseases. ... Those that decide to make funding available often have their own agendas that dictate how funds are to be utilized, thereby often dictating and even inhibiting services. ... This has also sparked great debate in attempting to define "lifestyles" and in attempting to balance how much control policy makers should have. How someone lives; how much they smoke, drink, engage in sexual or drug related activit...

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Introduction Plants used as medical treatments for is a practice that transcends since the beginning of time. Ancient civilizations, such as the first with written records, indicate their use of plants and herbs for their healing properties. Indian and African cultures are widely known for their us...

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A discussion regarding the role of nursing theory and how it might evolve with telemedicine is also included. ... The way that we provide and receive health care is being changed by new information technologies and telecommunications (Stuckey, 1998). ...

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