Ethical Decision Making

The impact of ethics on decision making can be as different as the people who make them. I have chosen to discuss a discision by the Supreme Court involving patients that are dying with the aids virus. This case stems from the foundation of “Women Alive.” I will explain the rules for ethical decision making and the implications of the decisions made.
What are the ground rules?
The ground rules or determining factors of ethics and decision making are personal choices that we make everyday. Maurice Bernstein, MD, explains one method that follows to making an ethical decision.
http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/tae.decisions.bernstein.html
1) What is the question? Define clearly the question or issue-We should make sure we understand exactly what is asked or what is the conflict.
2) What are the facts related to the question?- This is the most important element and often incompletely obtained.
3) What ethical or moral principles are involved? Consider:
Beneficence-the commitme...