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    • 7. Euthanasia and abortion
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      • Terminal illness
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Category: Term 3 (2019)

September 15, 2019September 25, 2019Term 3 (2019)

3 Imaginary Questions

Where is the door to leave your emotions at? Where is the line we cannot cross? Where is my mask to hide […]

September 15, 2019September 27, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Crystal Meth and Pregnancy

According to Watt, Meade, Kimani, Macfarlane, Choi et al. (2013), crystal methamphetamine commonly referred to as ‘tik’ is considered to be the […]

September 15, 2019September 27, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Treatment Equality?

It is no secret that South Africa is riddled with violence and crime. In the Western Cape alone, in 2018 there were […]

September 15, 2019September 26, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Abortion: Right or Wrong?

Abortion is a controversial topic in our society and always somehow comes up in conversation. According to Augustyn et al., (2019), abortion […]

September 14, 2019September 30, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Ethical Values: Integrity and Tolerance

Listed as two of the 13 core ethical values and standards for good practice and conduct by the HPCSA (Health Professions Council […]

September 13, 2019September 29, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Treating patients’ to the best of my ability (ethically and morally)

As you are patiently waiting for your clinician in the corridor to give you your patient load for the day, you scroll […]

September 12, 2019September 27, 2019Term 3 (2019)

The bearer of bad news

The mere idea of working in an intensive care unit (ICU) gave goose bumps. I wasn’t sure whether or not I would […]

September 4, 2019September 25, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Sometimes, the allocation of assistive devices within the hospital setting creates futility of certain human rights…

When you are working in a government hospital as a health practitioner, every day is not set in stone and you eventually […]

September 4, 2019September 30, 2019Term 3 (2019)

Drawing a fine-line between “yes” and “no”

August 26, 2019September 13, 2019Assignment (2019), Term 3 (2019)

CAPSIZED

Capsized: to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water (“CAPSIZE | meaning in the Cambridge […]

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