Ethical issues: Witholding Food and Fluid

Running Head : WITHHOLDING FLUID AND FOOD

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Withholding Food and Fluid

Abstract

Ethical issues have been in play for a long time due to increased civilization and the need to protect the respect , dignity and sanctity of human life . It is a very important feature especially in the of science where people are in pursuit of new knowledge and carry out a lot of experimentation plus the fact that there are some situations that may be very difficult to handle

because the affect the wellbeing of human beings directly for instance , doctors and other practitioners in the medical field could have a tough time when making decisions that are very scientific and have moral obligation like giving or withholding food and fluid . The decisions to withdraw or withhold food for patients are very difficult to make because of the ethical aspects . Several diseases like the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastromy (PEG ) in the old people require that they be fed through a feeding tube where artificial food and fluids . There are occasions when the result is continuously negative are this evokes a dichotomy of opinion on which is the better means of handling such condition . There are legal and ethical regulations whose violation could be very terrible

Introduction

In the current scientific world , people have been provided with the society with many advantages due to the advancement in technology and other knowledge about heath care and improving the way of life or living...