During the court case the interview convinced the court and all the viewers that Dr. Pou and the rest of the medical staff were not guilty. Many people disagreed with the outcome. The staff did the best they could with what they were provided. I do not believe the staff should be at fault for any of this, I believe the hospital should need to take accountability.
It was very important that the murders and murder rate in New Orleans was included in this. They are right, the legal system is messed up with this. There was more than one murder that had taken place in New Orleans that was never convicted because there was a lack of evidence. Many people argue the fact that crimes are not dealt with properly, and I agree in most cases.
When I opened this link it said the page was not found. I tried refreshing it multiple times.
This influenced me both ways, some ways I thought positively, and others negatively. The history of Mercy Killing Vs. Doctor goes very far back. Many things make people go from one side to the other including religion, culture, and demographics. At the end there were very few people left that believed euthanizing doesn’t lead to mercy killing. Everyone sees it differently based on the situations and scenarios, like the condition of patients, and the supplies that were available for use.
The lawyer of Dr. Pou had a very hard time trying to find valuable guidelines from the AMA. There had never been anything like Hurricane KAtrina that happened before. Arthur Caplan was under the impression that healthcare employees did not follow the guidelines for palliative care during this disaster. After the hurricane the AMA said they needed records of things like medications given and family consultations. The AMA soon after created new guidelines.