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healthcare for homeless #2

November 29, 2022

https://www.homelesshub.ca/blog/paradox-nutrition-deficiency-and-obesity I found this source by using keywords "diet", "obesity", and "homeless." This source is useful since it provides studies and statistics about the food options that are available to people experiencing homelessness and how they contribute to their overall health. However, this article is found in a journal located in Canada. Despite this, the statistics and information provided is about the homeless population in both Canada and the United States, which is helpful for my argument. I am going to use this source to show the disparities that the homeless population faces when it comes to food. Those experiencing homelessness are confined to cheaper, unhealthier food options which impacts their health and increases the chances of obesity. I will use this information to argue that lawmakers need to consider these disparities when creating healthcare policies that affect those experiencing h

healthcare for the homeless

November 15, 2022

I am choosing to focus on people that are experiencing homelessness and their access to healthcare. I already know that this group faces a lot of challenges. They lack resources such as food, shelter, transportation, and money. They also can lack family and a support system. This group tends to face discrimination as they can be stereotyped as crazy or mentally ill, which led them to live on the streets. Through research I need to see how these lack of resources has an effect on their health. I can find statistics on their mortality rates as well as what diseases they are more prone to. I can also find other challenges that they face that contribute to their access to healthcare.

organ transplant #2

October 30, 2022

From my research on the topic I realized that it is pretty obvious that gaming the organ transplant waiting list is pretty unethical. In order to create a more complex argument, I will further my research on the role of the hospitals and organ allocation organizations. I will research how organizations try to prevent doctors from manipulating the waiting list and how they enforce their rules. The responsibilities of the organ allocation organizations to those waiting for organs conflict with the doctors' responsibilities to their own patients. I believe the rights of the organizations handling organ donations outweigh those of the doctor because the system is responsible for many lives that are waiting on the list for an organ. How the four pillars factor in this topic: justice - system needs to make sure that it is working fairly in who gets the organ and when. beneficence - system needs to do good and ensure they save the most lives possible non-maleficence - doctors aren'

Organ Transplant #1

October 21, 2022

My topic will be on whether or not doctors should manipulate the organ transplant list in order to help their patient receive an organ. In order for a person to move up on the waiting list for an organ transplant, their disease must be more severe than others. A doctor can help a patient move up on the list by giving them more intense treatment to make it seem like their disease is more severe. However, this can come into conflict with the pillars of non-maleficence and justice. First of all, by increasing the strength of treatment, this can negatively affect the patient and could possibly end up killing them. The doctor has to risk inflicting some harm on the patient just for the chance to receive and organ and survive. Second of all, when a doctor helps their patient move up on the waiting list, by effect they are bumping others down on the list. Some people may have been patiently waiting for an organ so it is not just for doctors to scheme their patients way up on the list. A pati

Vaccine mandates #2

October 02, 2022

I find myself taking a position in favor a paternalistic approach. I am pretty far left on the spectrum since I support the use of mandates, such as vaccine and mask mandates in order to promote the common good. It is essential for the government to step in and require everyone to help play their role in stopping the spread of viruses. I believe that during pandemics, such as COVID 19, it is necessary for the government to act as a parents as many people act like children and refuse to do the "right" thing. For example, many people refused to get vaccinated or wear masks because of their political views. In times when people put themselves over the common good I believe it is the government's job to step in and limit their freedom in order to do what is in the best interest of everyone. The biggest weakness in my argument is that vaccine mandates may not always be in the benefit of the people because some believe there are adverse effects from them. If these vaccines can

vaccine mandates #1

September 21, 2022

For my topic, I would like to explore vaccine mandates and the viewpoints of those that are supporters and opponents of vaccine mandates. This issue has become very controversial in recent years with COVID-19 and the global pandemic. Supporters of vaccine mandates argue that they are necessary because it is for the common good and benefits everyone involved. This argue they are important in order to protect those that are more susceptible to viruses, such as COVID-19. On the other hand, opponents argue that these mandates impede on individual autonomy over their own body. They argue that if the government is able to mandate vaccines they will be able to continue to expand their power over the people. Many people that refuse to get mandatory vaccines do so due to religious, medical, or personal reasons. Opponents to vaccine mandates also believe that these vaccines can be harmful and have detrimental effects on those that receive them. However, supporters argue that science has proved t

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