Description
PART 1–
What age can I…? Most of us know that there are certain ages that act as “rights of passage”. 16 we can obtain a driver’s lesson, 18 we are legally considered adults, 21 we can drink, etc. But did you know that according to federal and California state law there is a designated age for people to restrict their parents from viewing certain medical information? The age for this is 12 years old. Teenagers can also talk with a physician about their health without the presence of a parent. This topic has become more controversial in recent years, particularly in light of medical practices such as prescribing birth control and gender reassignment surgeries.
Your Tasks
Task 1 – Original Post
Please include the following in an original post: (16 points)
Your thoughts regarding this topic. Some ideas include:
Whether, in your opinion, the age of medical privacy is appropriate or if it should be adjusted.
What information parents should or should not have access to.
Possible benefits and/or complications that this can present for the child’s health and/or the parent-child relationship.
Your post needs to be at least 250 words. (2 points)
Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (2 points)
PART 2—
There are 4 different “moral arguments” that help to explain views on healthcare provision. Below is a brief definition of each.
Utilitarian moral argument: to maximize the good and minimize the bad.
Egalitarian moral argument: to act on the principle that all people are created equal.
Contractarian moral argument: to act on the value of fairness (without bias).
Libertarian moral argument: to act on the value of freedom.
Your Tasks
Task 1- Original Post
Please respond to the following questions:
How would you explain access to healthcare and healthcare coverage as an individual’s right?
You will need specify at least one of the above moral arguments in answering this question. (10 points, 3 for specifying and explaining at least one moral argument)
In what ways is healthcare a privilege (whether actual or perceived)? (6 points)
The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (2 points)
