Vivian: Writ150 Blog

One of the sources found through research is a study on the effectiveness of the Housing First Program, an attempt to address chronicle homeless, by including data and quotes from various perspectives. I found this resource on Google Scholar by searching specifically about the opinions and evaluations of the program from the program's residents. The source is helpful by including feedback from both the housing staff and the homeless residents' perspectives and also by providing some background about the program. From the thematic descriptions of the experiences, the source also included some suggestions for program enhancement, which would be worth considering for my proposal to minimize the health disparities faced by the unsheltered homeless population and enhance health and quality of life. Since the study targets the alcoholic population of the unsheltered homeless, the evidence included may be limited to that specific group.

Figure 1 : Fuzzy cognitive map with calculated quantitative weights assigned to factors contributing to homelessless.         I am choosing the homeless as a topic. Some problems the homeless face in terms of health equity are poverty, lack of education, starvation, lack of childhood development, undetermined housing status, l ack of self-identification, and social discrimination and judging. It's a bit head to explain the parts individually as the causes are all to some degree interconnected. The financial inability, potentially caused by the type of job, the personal debts, or the lack of Medicaid coverage, disables them from receiving primary or follow-up health care. The lack of childhood development, such as personal trauma or either school or family education, would lead to the absence or refusal to notice their conditions. An undetermined housing status correlates to an undetermined knowledge or awareness of the healthcare opportunities provided in the area. This also connec

Despite the imperfection of the OPTN organ allocation system, I believe the federal court should not have the authority to overrule an OPTN decision due to the difference in nature and purpose of the two systems. All transplantation candidates' lives are dependent on the system. Since decisions from the federal court closely correlate with the changes in the organ allocation system, any changes in the OPTN system must be carefully reviewed with solid medical evidence from the board of directors before being implemented to ensure justice and beneficence within the organ allocation system. Any ruling from the court without confirmation from the medical professional could be setting several patients' life at unjustified risk, which is irresponsible. The nature of the court, with lawyers and judges, is a game of persuasion. Opinions, affected by media, pathos, and perspectives, play a significant role in the final decisions. Such conflicts with the purpose of the OPTN organ allocat

The topic I would like to expand on is the lung transplant allocation system monitored by The United Networ k for Organ Sharing  ( UNOS ) and the federal court , carrying the ethical dilemma of prioritizing patients on the waitlist based on ways other than medical evidence/evaluation. The "Under 12 Rule" of UNOS before 2014 denies children under 12, without a doctor's proof of their eligibility for an adult lung transplant, to be considered for the adult transplants waitlist. Children admitted to the list are usually at the bottom of the list. Due to the scarcity of transplants for children under 12 (i.e. adult's lung transplant pool = >50 that of children's; most children die waiting for available and compatible transplants), most parents are desperate to forward lawsuits to increase their children's chance of survival through the adult waitlist. In June 2013, the case of  Sarah Murnaghan , an 11-years-old Philadelphian girl diagnosed with severe cystic fi

Access to abortion should be freed from governmental paternalistic control. I believe abortion should still exist as a last resort for unwillingly impregnated women in the form of contraception with an acknowledgment of the living quality of the child and the legitimate right of women’s bodily autonomy. Since women who decide to have an abortion are primarily in their 20s and are mainly under the federal poverty line, the probability of the children being given up for adoption is high. The practicality of adoption, such as the haven boxes in Indiana, as an alternative suggested for abortion is absurd socially and economically. From 1973 to 2011, legally reported abortion cases total an average of about 1.4 million yearly in the United States. As the adoption number totaled 57,900 in 2020, which is only around 4% of the abortion average, the pressure directed to the foster care facilities would be immense. Due to the increased need for Medicaid coverage, the anti-abortion bills raised t

To reduce physical, social, and mental pressure on unwillingly pregnant women, the WHO promotes "access to safe, timely, affordable[, evidence-based], and respectful abortion care" as vital healthcare service for all women. As a paternalistic governmental control over reproduction, abortion bans originated from pro-life ideals that includes a human zygote as an individual with human rights. The movement is associated with but not restricted to Christian groups, secular organizations, and anti-abortion feminists. Opposing the pro-life activists, pro-choice activists aim to sustain rights to have legal access to abortion services. Central pro-choice ideas include abortion rights as part of bodily autonomy to women, as in, "my body, my choice." The movement is associated with but not restricted to several religious groups, democratic organizations, and women's rights activists. The Indiana Safe Haven Law , documented since 2000, enabled parents to anonymously surre