— THESE ARE LARGE TIFF FILES — SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO SEE ON SCREEN — BUT THEY PRINT WELL —
I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF A HOSPITAL BIO-ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR 15 YEARS. THE FOLLOWING
SHEETS HAVE BEEN AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF CONFRONTATION FOR ME OF MY PREJUDICES,
MY BELIEFS, MY FEELINGS, AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF REAL LIFE
DECISIONS MADE IN MEDICINE, BUSINESS, PSYCHOLOGY AND POLICY.
SOME IDEAS FOR USE OF THESE SHEETS
ORGANIZE A SMALL GROUP TO TAKE THE MANY DIFFERENT ROLES OF THE PARTICIPANT, THE PATIENT,
I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF A HOSPITAL BIO-ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR 15 YEARS. THE FOLLOWING
SHEETS HAVE BEEN AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF CONFRONTATION FOR ME OF MY PREJUDICES,
MY BELIEFS, MY FEELINGS, AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF REAL LIFE
DECISIONS MADE IN MEDICINE, BUSINESS, PSYCHOLOGY AND POLICY.
SOME IDEAS FOR USE OF THESE SHEETS
ORGANIZE A SMALL GROUP TO TAKE THE MANY DIFFERENT ROLES OF THE PARTICIPANT, THE PATIENT,
THE FAMILY, THE SPOUSE, THE PARTNER, THE CHILDREN, THE DOCTOR, THE NURSE, THE HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATOR, THE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTANT, THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS
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DISCUSS WITHOUT JUDGMENTALNESS OR PERSONAL ATTACKS – INQUIRY AND QUESTIONS ARE THE NORM
THE PURPOSE IS TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE COMPLEX & DIFFICULT VARIABLES IN DECISION MAKING
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HAVE THE PARTICIPANTS SWITCH ROLES TO “WALK-IN-THE-SHOES” OF UNFAMILIAR RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT PARENT VALUES – MORALS – ETHICS – POLITICAL —– ISSUES ARE INVOLVED?
WHAT ADULT RATIONAL – FINANCIAL – POLITICS – SCIENTIFIC —– ISSUES ARE INVOLVED ?
WHAT CHILD FEELINGS – FEARS – FANTASIES – HOPES – DREAMS – WISHES —– ARE INVOLVED ?
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Surrogate Motherhood: Three Levels Of Concern
