Medical Futility

Medical Futility
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Medical Futility
Medical ethics are, in many instances, controversial. Legal concepts regarding the interpretation of medical cases and dilemmas aggravate the decisions. Medical futility is a precise term to define difficulties that arise during attempts involving making specific medical decisions. Futility treatment refers to any health intervention that is considered non-beneficial or harmful to a dying patient or person. Health intervention is classified as futile where there is no tangible benefit to the patient. Medical futility is considered to occur when a patient would suffer and succumb to disease despite treatment. Karen Ann Quinlan is a critical case in history that raises thought-provoking ideas covering morality, bioethics, euthanasia, civil rights to die, and legal guardianship within the realm of healthcare and medical practice (Darr, 2014).
Karen Ann Quinlan went into a coma and was followed by a persistent vegetative state after taking valium with alcohol while on a crash diet (Darr, 2014). She was put on a ventilator by doctors, but her parents requested a stoppage of ventilator support. Her family felt that any further treatment would help because she was destined not to recover. Still, doctors would not agree with them, arguing that disconnecting ventilation would contradict medical practice tenets.
In many cases that entail medical futility d...