Medical Ethics

Everyone in the world will reach a point in their lives when they are on the verge of death. Some
people never expect to die. Every day, people are involved in various accidents and would never have
predicted that they would not survive the day. However, as people grow older, they become aware that their
bodies are no longer what they once were. As people near the end of their lives, various tasks and decisions
must be discussed with their loved ones and family members. Some of the decisions that must be made may
be spiritual, legal, medical, or ethical in nature.

End-of-life care for a dying parent is one example; the doctor has been treating the patient's
terminally ill parent for some time, and the patient is now faced with the difficult decision of whether or
not to discontinue life-sustaining treatment. The doctor has given the patient all of the medical information
and advice, but the patient is unable to make a decision. With this, the family should decide right away
whether to discontinue treatment, even if it means losing the parent, or to continue treatment, even if it
means prolonging suffering. In this case, the family members displayed an emotional response indicating
that they do not want to lose their parents. They should continue with the therapy even if it means prolonging
their agony because it would be morally wrong to remove life support or treatment from someone because
doing so would be the same as killing them. However, they may have demonstrated a reasonable response
by deciding to discontinue the therapy even though it may result in the death of the parent because the
doctor has already done his best to convey all medical knowledge and recommendations. The parent, on
the other hand, has no other chance of survival and would only prolong the pain. Although it may appear
unpalatable to some, it is frequently the most ethical option for terminally ill patients in severe pain.
However, it is important to note that this decision should not be taken lightly and must involve careful
consideration of the patient's wishes, values, beliefs, and medical condition.

To summarize, individuals frequently associate the term "mind" with the process of reasoning and
the term "heart" with the process of emotion. Conflicts between the mind and the heart occur when
identified concepts clash with unidentified concepts, resulting in automatic emotional responses. Conflicts
between the heart and the mind are thus ultimately conflicts between thoughts in the mind. Such conflicts
can only be resolved by using reason to identify subconscious thoughts and integrating them with concepts
derived from reality. As a result, reason (the mind) ultimately triumphs over emotion (the heart).