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Human Dignity Assignment

   

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Running Head: OPINION EDITORIALOpinion-Editorial: Human Dignity in Health and Human ServicesName of the StudentName of the University
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1OPINION EDITORIALHuman Dignity in Human and Health Services: An Op-EdTwo years ago in a hospital in Madison, Alabama, Dr. Ronald Wyatt faced anuncomfortable situation. As he was about to attend a patient for treatment, a couple walked in tohis room and closed the door. According to them, their daughter was a patient in the hospital twoyears ago, who could not survive even after treatment. The woman showed the doctor the pictureof her daughter to the doctor and asked for answers. Searching the database, Dr. Wyatt foundthat the girl was really a patient and he explained to the couple that he and his team worked veryhard to save her. After some time, the couple left peacefully. However, in a later interview, Dr.Wyatt raised an issue that although this couple left peacefully, the situation could entirely beendifferent if the couple suddenly turned hostile and even shoot him. Moreover, he also said that hecould not have saved himself if such a situation occurred. Dr. Wyatt’s interview raised a lot ofeyebrows and concerns grew regarding protection of human dignity in human and healthservices.From this incident above, we can naturally ask ourselves “where are we heading inhealthcare services?” It is evident from various incidents around the world that more and moredoctors in hospitals are under constant threats of violence from the patients’ families if thepatients do not survive even after treatment. The question which also arises in this regard is whyare the doctors under these constant threats (Cheraghi, Manookian & Nasrabadi, 2014). Even afew years ago, doctors were treated like Gods and people relied on them in any health issues. Inorder to find the root causes behind these, we need to look into other related factors that are alsoinfluencing people’s opinions regarding the healthcare services.
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