Assignment:
There have been many cases of violations of ethical principles in medical and public health history. It is important to study these and understand not only what went wrong, but the implications of a failure to follow ethical principles. Failure to follow ethics in health care can lead to discrimination, failure to ensure equity, and gross human rights violations. By studying these historical cases, we can also take steps to ensure that they do not happen again.
Case Assignment
For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation. Three cases are listed below. For each case, you will provide a background and then apply at least the 4 basic ethical principles reviewed thus far in the course; you may research and apply additional ones, if you so choose. For each principle, explain why it was violated in this case. If you do not believe that the principle was violated, explain why. You must address each of the four basic principles. This should not be opinion, but should be your analysis of the cases and the principles; do not use first person. You should provide a final slide that provides a summary assessment regarding the impact on equity in health care when ethical principles are violated. Be sure to cite the literature and provide examples from the cases that you reviewed for this assignment. Your slides should be in presentation format and your text should be in your speaker's notes. You must include speaker's notes. Remember to cite your sources.
You will need to research the cases below. Be sure that you are using reliable sources for your information; peer-reviewed articles, academic books, government web pages and documents. You may use newspaper articles, but these should not be your principle and only source to discuss an individual case.
• The Tuskegee Experiment
• Henrietta Lacks and the development of the HeLa cell line
• Nazi Medical Experiments
As a healthcare professional, you will be tasked with making critical decisions that will test your ethical understanding and abilities.
For your Module 2 SLP, you are to take a short quiz that will provide you with actual cases:
Open Learn. (2017). Difficult healthcare decisions: What will you choose?
For each question you can select one of two responses. Once you submit your answer to the question you will be provided with a brief summary and a percentage of individuals who agreed with your response. You are to take notes for each question as you go along in the quiz, as you only are able to take the quiz once. In a 2-page paper, complete the following:
1. For each question provide a brief description of the case, your response, and the percentage of individuals who agreed with you.
2. Explain the rationale for your response and identify and examine the ethical principles and theories the case presented. Support your rationale with scholarly reference(s).
SLP Assignment Expectations
1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your analysis.
2. Limit your response to a maximum of 2 pages.
3. Support your proposal with peer-reviewed articles, and use at least 3 references. For additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals, see
4. You may use the following source to assist in your formatting your assignment: