Bouvia v. Superior Court Analysis

1. Complete the required reading (attached file below and provided links).
2. research the Bouvia v. Superior Court case.
3. Write a 3-4 page research paper. In your paper, you are to respond to the following questions/statements Do not write the questions/statements and then answers. Integrate your answers to these questions into your paper in the appropriate section.
   • Summarize the case.
   • Distinguish between ethical and legal obligations and describe the disparities you observed between the two in this case.
   • What ethical theory and theorist would you use to support either side of the case? Choose a theorist for either side and explain how it applies.
   • Develop a list of missing or additional information that you would request as a committee member to help shed light on the position for all parties involved.
   • Consider the legal ruling on the case. If you were the jury, what would be your decision/recommendation about this case? On what would you base your findings? What facts were presented in the case, in your research, and in the class discussion that support your findings?

Links:

1. https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/179/1127.html

2. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1553&context=llr

3. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/

4. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/publications-newsletters/ama-principles-medical-ethics

5. https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics