Overview
This is the project prompt. my group assigned me this section. Create slides for it
Analysis of the case (8 points)
- Here, you are providing the ethical analysis of the case. Be sure to include the following steps in your analysis:
- The reasoning and/or decisions of the persons involved in the case.
- The mistakes, impact, and/or last consequences of the case.
- Evaluate the above from two different ethical perspectives we’ve examined in class.
- Don’t stop short at just defining concepts. Also, explain the relevance of each ethical perspective (for example, do the two perspectives lead to different conclusions about the case; if so, is one better than the other—why?
This is our topic: Weiss Memorial Hospital Emergency Care Failures
here are some sources to use:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/weiss-hospit...
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regula...
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/state-investi...
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/07/26/we...
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/08/06/we...
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/weiss-memoria...
Here are the ethical perspectives discussed in class:
- Stakeholder Theory (Freeman, Donaldson & Preston)
- Shareholder Theory (Friedman)
- Utilitarianism / Consequentialism (Singer, Gustafson)
- Deontological / Kantian Ethics (Bowie)
- Human Rights Approach (UN Declaration, Arnold)
- Global Justice / Political Responsibility (Iris Marion Young)
Maybe we can use kantian and utilitarianism???