1. Proposition 54
Sarah Primrose (2012) states, "Planned Parenthood assists 800,000 women with lifesaving breast exams, more than four million Americans with testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and 2.5 million people with contraception" (p. 37). ... The organization also raised another $54.7 million in fees charged for its services. 41% of federal funding goes to STD testing and treatment, 34% is used for contraception, 11% goes to other women's health services, 10% is for cancer screening and protection, 3% goes towards abortion related services, and the remaining 1% goes t...
The principle of respect for autonomy does not apply to people not in a position to act in an autonomous manner. This means that infants, suicidal people, and drug-dependent patients may be validly controlled on the grounds of beneficence to protect them from harm.1 Under the principle of beneficence, the nurse may legitimately restrain a patient from exercising his or her autonomy by trying to jump out a window.3 But people judged mentally incompetent are still capable of making autonomous choices about what they want to eat or what clothes they wish to wear.1 Constraint of a person'...