Transcript Definition & Meaning -

Running head: DEBATE TRANSCRIPT
DEBATE TRANSCRIPT
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DEBATE TRANSCRIPT1
1st Affirmative Speaker: Good Morning everyone. Today we will be discussing whether or
not a Health care professional (HCP) has the right to refuse the treatment to his or her patient,
in case he or she is experiencing violent behaviour from the said patient. My team consists of
4 members and we will be taking an affirmative standpoint for the above mentioned topic.
We will be justifying that a HCP indeed have the right to refuse treatment to his or her patient
in case of the violence from the patient.
A HCP can be defined as a professional who is involved in caring for the people with
various health problems. They are bound with various ethical considerations and laws to care
for their patients. However, in case the HCPs are being treated with violence themselves, they
can refuse the treatment to the patients according to the theory of utilitarianism (Mill, 2016).
According to which, an individual can reject an action, that causes unhappiness.
1st Negative Speaker: Good morning everyone. As you were just informed by my fellow
classmate, today we are discussing whether or not a HCP has the right to refuse the treatment
to a patient, who is behaving violently with the said professional. My team consists of four
members and we will be taking the negative standpoint in this discussion. We will be
justifying that a HCP should never refuse treatment for his or her patient, even in case of a
violent behaviour.
I agree with the definition of a HCP as described by the opposite team. As stated by
the opposed team, the HCPs are bound with various ethical consideration. According to the
ethical principle of non-maleficence, the HCPs are not allowed to harm their patients both
intentionally or unintentionally. The ethical principle of beneficence also states that the
‘doing good’ principle should be applicable to the patients under any circumstances (Melby
et al., 2016). Hence, if those principles are considered, rejection of treatment to the patients
will mean rejection of those principles by the healthcare professionals.