Legal and Moral Issues
Choose one of the legal/moral issues regarding end-of-life issues addressed in this week’s readings/videos, and explain the two (or more) sides of this issue. Why is the issue controversial?
Cite at least 2 of this week’s Learning Resources in your response.
READ: Pevey – Chapter 89: Living wills and durable power of attorney for health care.
Handbook of Death and Dying.
http://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/reference/death/n89.xml
READ: Miller et al. – Chapter 92: The disposition of property: Transfers between the dead and the living. Handbook of Death and Dying.
http://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/reference/death/n92.xml
READ: Bryant & Snizek – Chapter 93: The last will and testament: A neglected document in sociological research. Handbook of Death and Dying.
http://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/reference/death/n93.xml
READ: Lipka, M. (2014, Jan. 7). 5 facts about Americans’ views on life-and-death issues.
Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/07/5-facts-about-americans-views-on-life-and-death-issues/
READ: Harbeck, K. M. (2015). Legal and Ethical Issues of Life and Death.
http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89185568&site=eds-live&scope=site
WATCH: New York Times. (2014, April 21). Terri Schiavo documentary: The case’s enduring legacy. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-rQ3tIabvM
WATCH: New York Times. (2015, May 24). Jack Kevorkian and the right to die.
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_EKwSXOsVE
READ: Andrews, M. (2017, Aug 2). Many avoid end-of-life care planning, study finds.
Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/02/540669492/many-avoid-end-of-life-care-planning-study-finds
READ: National Institute on Aging (2018). Getting your affairs in order.
Retrieved from
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/getting-your-affairs-order?utm_source=NIA+Main&utm_campaign=9b2c5bec6c-20181105_hospice&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ffe42fdac3-9b2c5bec6c-7411645
READ: It’s Okay to Die (2011). Planning your death checklist. Retrieved from
https://www.oktodie.com/pdf/planningyourowndeath1226.pdf
READ: Peck – Chapter 90: The death certificate: Civil registration, medical certification, and social issues. Handbook of Death and Dying.
http://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/reference/death/n90.xml
READ: Claude & Downs – Chapter 91: Coroner and medical examiner. Handbook of Death and Dying. http://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/reference/death/n91.xml
READ: Chow, K. (2018, June 29). Jahi McMath, teen at the center of medical and religious debate on brain death, has died. NPR. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624641317/jahi-mcmath-teen-at-center-of-medical-and-religious-debate-on-brain-death-has-di
