1. Describe the legal and ethical dilemma discussed in the case study . Analyze the key ways in which a patient's right to die relates to this specific case. The legal and ethical dilemma discussed in this case study pertained to a son and his mother and whether or not he had the right to withhold any further treatment and allow her to die. The mom has made her son the beneficiary and health surrogate, and her son seems as though he would like to rush her passing to obtain an insurance payout.
2. From your research, specify the potential repercussions for failure to comply with the wishes of a patient who has requested to withhold a life-sustaining procedure.
   • Next, take a position on whether the patient's right to die or the patient's right to be protected from harm should take precedence in this case. Provide a rationale for your position.
3. Imagine that you are a part of the ethics committee investigating this case. Determine the main facts pertaining to the issue that the committee should consider. Suggest one step that the facility should take next in order to resolve the dilemma.
   • Provide a rationale for your response with real-world scenarios.

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The legal and ethical dilemma in this case revolves around the patients autonomy and the sons potential conflict of interest as both the beneficiary a... View the full answer