http://usuphilosophy.com/2010/01/27/medical-ethics-quandary/ Happenings in and around the USU Philosophy program Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://usuphilosophy.com/2010/01/27/medical-ethics-quandary/#comment-4260 Huenemann Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:06:37 +0000 http://usuphilosophy.com/?p=1282#comment-4260 My guess (from the summary) is: healthy mental state when signing the AD, and demented by the time she was asked about extraordinary treatment. Acc to the longer article, though, in reality the preferences expressed in the AD are NOT followed UNLESS someone on the patient's behalf pursues legal action. My guess (from the summary) is: healthy mental state when signing the AD, and demented by the time she was asked about extraordinary treatment. Acc to the longer article, though, in reality the preferences expressed in the AD are NOT followed UNLESS someone on the patient’s behalf pursues legal action.

]]> http://usuphilosophy.com/2010/01/27/medical-ethics-quandary/#comment-4258 Jake Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:40:32 +0000 http://usuphilosophy.com/?p=1282#comment-4258 What was her mental state when she signed the AD? What was her mental state when she asked to be treated? If those could be determined, which would be hard to do, (in criminal law they ask about the mental state of the murderer at the time the murder was committed and at the time after the murder was committed in order to find a just sentence)a reasonable decision on how to treat the patient might be possible. This is relying heavily on mental states, but I think this is a good way to approach the question. What was her mental state when she signed the AD? What was her mental state when she asked to be treated? If those could be determined, which would be hard to do, (in criminal law they ask about the mental state of the murderer at the time the murder was committed and at the time after the murder was committed in order to find a just sentence)a reasonable decision on how to treat the patient might be possible. This is relying heavily on mental states, but I think this is a good way to approach the question.

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