new medical ethics

Obamacare: From the Patient to the Population Part 2

Posted November 1, 2012October 24, 2012 jharden

When one considers the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (PPACA) one might see a benevolent attempt to correct America’s less than equitable access to healthcare. This is a noble concern and actually addressed in courses on medical ethics. The category of medical ethics inquiry which deals with how to distribute limited medical resources over […]

Obamacare: From the Patient to a Population Part 1

Posted October 25, 2012October 24, 2012 jharden

Her boyfriend’s condom broke and now the pregnancy test is positive—again. She ran the second one in her friend’s dorm bathroom just to be sure. She felt trapped. Her life as she knew it, as she planned it came to a screeching halt. She never thought something as benign as a pink plus symbol could […]