Why Should A Loving Mother Die?

mother died of lung cancer. After these devastating events took place, it was a phone call from her twin sister Becka, and knowing that therapy alone or coupled with AA weren’t enough to break her physical and emotional addiction with alcohol, that

Mr. Mann would not be chosen for a liver transplant over Mrs. Bay. The main reason he would not be chosen first for a liver transplant is because he has the possibility of being non compliant. Although he states he will

When Ron had found out, he had “renounced the Lord…and became an atheist” as well as started drinking again, for he “couldn’t believe in a God” who would let something like that happen (Krakauer 60). Despite their relatively short time together, the old man had grown a strong attachment to Chris. Accordingly, Ron felt devastated at the loss of the young Mccandless, for it was enough to push him to abandon his religion and break his resolve to never drink again. Another person who was saddened by Chris’s passing would be Mary Westerberg, Wayne’s mom. She had met him once and had only talked with him for a few hours, yet that short amount of time with him was enough for her to gain a liking for him. When asked about her thoughts about his death, she admitted that “it [amazed her] how much [she

They cannot believe that Anna would do such a thing. They always wondered why she wouldn’t help her sister in her time of need. Anna’s father says, “We all know you’re supposed to love your kids equal, but that’s not always how it works” (147). They call her selfish for not wanting to donate anymore. Anna does feel guilty for not wanting to help her sister, but she is tired of getting stuck with needles and being hospitalized when she is never the one who is sick.

“Mama Might Be Better off Dead: the Failure of Health Care in Urban America” by Laurie Kaye Abraham, follows a families struggles over the course of three years in a poor Chicago neighborhood. Abraham points out specifically how the health care system in the United States has failed the different members of the poverty stricken Banes family. The main character, Jackie has the responsibility of taking care of her sick and elderly grandmother. Jackie also cares for her three young children with little help from her husband, Robert who also suffers from various illnesses. While, there are some government programs set up to help families like the Banes’, the health care system is certainly lacking.

Nancy Scheper-Hughes studies and observes the connections between the loss of infants and the mother’s ability to express maternal love in the shantytowns of Brazil in her article “Mother’s Love: Death without Weeping.” Studying documents, interviewing, and observing the everyday lives of mothers, were the fieldwork procedures she used to conduct her research. The results of her research provided evidence of two theoretical perspectives observed in the article, structuralism and materialism.

They got into a car accident on the way over which leads to her coma and the death of her mom, dad, and brother. This is a significant change because she has to make many decisions for herself: should she die or should she continue to live her life. There were many results of this change such as her relatives and close friends visiting her constantly, staying with her family that is still alive, and having different surgeries. Many of Mia’s family and friends visit her while she’s in the hospital bed. “I have quite the crowd now. Gran and Gramps. Uncle Greg. Aunt Diane. Aunt Kate. My cousins Heather and John and David. Dad is one of five kids, so there are still lots more relatives out there” (62). Everyone is in the hospital for Mia because they care about her and she knows that they’re fighting for her which makes her want to fight to stay too. Mia’s little brother, Teddy, was at a different hospital than her which is why everyone was there at once. She knows she has to stay with her family and friends that she still has with her instead of leaving them and choosing to die. “‘Stay.’ With that one word, Adam’s voice catches, but he swallows the emotion and pushes forward” (230). Other family members want her to stay with them because they all love her very much and Mia has to have many different surgeries because she has a lot of injuries. They want to give her confidence during the surgeries. Another major effect of the accident was the abundance of surgeries.“There are a lot of things wrong with me. Apparently, I have a collapsed lung. A ruptured spleen. Internal bleeding of unknown origin. And most serious, the contusions on my brain. I’ve also got broken ribs. Abrasions on my legs, which will require skin grafts; and on my face, which will require cosmetic surgery - but, as the doctor's note, that is only if I’m lucky” (40). Since

Without Hannah or her guardian consent (in case she is not in condition of making any decision) I will not donate her organs. In addition, I would disclose all the information regarding the treatment to Hannah or her guardian.

The organs should not be accepted under these conditions because they are only benefiting Caucasians. With the restrictions the family put on the organs it goes against a few principles of bioethics, such as equality and fairness. Equality is broken because the chances of receiving a donation are not equal. As well as for the principle of fairness, the rule that the family put on the organ donations makes it impossible for any other group of ethnicities besides Caucasians to receive a transplant. If the family were to place a restriction that the organs were to go

Firstly, by looking at the first patient, whether she gets a kidney from her father or a “cadaver kidney” , there will be no difference because she needs a kidney nonetheless. The second patient however, cannot agree to give his kidney away because one of the main reasons is that he’s scared and lacks “the courage to make this donation”9. So right at this point, it can be seen that it would be better if the father didn’t give his kidney away because it wouldn’t cause him any happiness, whereas the daughter has two options to gIn everyday life, whether on a personal base or on a professional base, difficult scenarios, or also known as moral dilemmas, are present. Depending on whom the person is or what their belief and value systems are,

Alcoholism is a topic that is touched upon Frank McCourt during the events of Angela's Ashes, pointing out the the joys that it brought him, but also the hardships that his mam and siblings had faced, eventually leading to the families separation.

This is difficult news for her and she is emotional when hearing that TB will most likely kill her and she loses

First of all, I was very intrigued and genuinely interested by what Nicholas Kristof was writing about. I think he really cares about what he writes about and wants other to know, as all of the columns were all very informative. When I picked the columns, I looked for articles that were from the past few years and had a interesting story. It wasn’t necessary random but it was varied enough that it was easy to tell that most of Nicholas Kristof’s articles are enlightening. Each had a purpose to inform others about a social injustice or flaw that needs to be corrected. From animal cruelty to motherhood mortality, the articles shed light on topics that most other news outlets do not usually touch on. I can also tell that he is committed to each article and is interested in traveling, in many instances for his articles. In just the articles I read, he traveled to Houston, Texas, Buchanan, Liberia and Kathmandu, Nepal to get interviews and shadow professionals to make his articles have credibility and gives a real life spin to them.

In the article, As Drug Deaths Soar, a Silver Lining for Transplant Patients, addresses that the surge of deaths due to drug overdoses in the New England area has resulted in an increase in organ donations. It claims that these excessive deaths have been a blessing as a “unexpected lifeline” for those that have experienced a lengthy wait on the donor list. Just in this past year sixty-nine individuals that died due to drug overdose have saved the lives of two hundred and two others waiting for an organ. Although a drug users’ organs are considered high risk because they have a high potential in carrying diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C. The extensive screenings that are done to these organs make it feasible to donate the organ since the

The most controversial issue with receiving organ donations is that the donor cannot legally choose who the recipient will be in most cases. Of course in a situation where one’s parent is dying, one is allowed to give up an organ if it is a good match, but if one decides to donate a kidney to his or her best