Should a Pregnant Woman Be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk?

Case study : Should a Pregnant Woman Be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk?

Read Unit 3, Issue 2 in the Kaebnick textbook called Should a Pregnant Woman Be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk?

Assume that you are a healthcare administrator, and you find yourself dealing with this exact issue regarding a patient giving birth in your facility.

Prepare a 500-word paper, double-spaced and in APA style or another approved DeVry-Keller format or style, that presents the most important legal and ethical issues relevant to this topic from both perspectives. And then state your position on this issue and describe how you will handle it in your hospital.

It is important to present this information in an objective and factual manner. You may use research other than the Kaebnick text to support your analysis and summary paper. Please review the grading rubric for the written assignment in the Files section of the course.

Don’t forget to submit your assignment.