Please choose 2 of the following 3 Essay Questions. To assist you in formulating your answers, students may refer to the assigned texts as well as written materials provided and their own class notes and power point presentations. This so-called Open Book examination approach is in keeping with the breadth of the inter-relationships of the ethical and legal underpinnings of the practice and administration of contemporary healthcare.

Best of Luck,

Judge A.

                                                                                    I.

The New Jersey Health Commissioner is keenly aware of the excellent reputation of the Masters of Health Administration Program at the Bloustein School of Rutgers University and its outstanding students. In light of this, she seeks your advice concerning an upcoming regulatory inspection concerning the Departments compliance with state, federal and professional licensure requirements of its Institutional Ethics Committees.

Please prepare an in-depth memorandum addressing the genesis, purpose, function, structure and goals of the Committee as well as the current role of its consultation process and its contribution to the institutions overall mission.

                                                                                  II.

The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, mindful of the students reputation in the MHA Program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, is seeking monographs concerning the rapidly growing use of traditional, genetic and gestational surrogacy reflecting your knowledge and insight into the emerging efforts to legalize and monetize a medical protocol now accepted, in some form or other, by 15 of the United States. Moreover, the Journal wishes to do a definitive update on the practice and the historical contribution of the landmark Baby M case.

The Journal solicits from you an analysis of the renowned legal opinion and an elaboration of the medical, ethical and legal concerns that endeavor to shape a national consensus. Please prepare an overview of past, present and anticipated surrogacy practices that will inform and authenticate your conclusions.

                                                                                            III.

The New Jersey Medical Society (the nations oldest Society of physicians, founded in 1766) mindful that Bloustein students are in the forefront of medical-ethical scholarship, has submitted an important question concerning a Louisiana abortion law which requires doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. This is of concern to the Societys members as the requirement may place some doctors at legal and licensure risk for potential failure to be able to comply. Please analyze the ethical and legal arguments against the backdrop of the Roe v Wade, Planned Parenthood v Casey and Right to Choose v Byrne decisions. The question is designed to elicit a fair and balanced catalogue of societys differing viewpoints concerning womens reproductive rights and gender equality.

German Expansion 1936-1939

Question 1: Put the Source in Context
Situate the source, its creator, and its purpose in the context of other historical events, developments, or processes (nationally or regionally). What conclusions can you draw from this source based on this contextualization?

Question 2: Consider a Question
Evaluate and analyze the source in relation to this historical question: In evaluating this map consider what it demonstrates about the goals of a rearmed Germany. What does it demonstrate in regards to German’s attitudes toward the countries created during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 (Including but not limited to the Treaty of Versailles)? Also consider both Hitler’s and Stalin’s motives regarding Poland.

Question 3: BEFORE READING

Analyze Reflection of Time Period
What is the source designed to portray about a time period? Consider the creator’s purpose and point-of-view. How is the information presented representative of the time period?

Question 4: REFLECTION

Analyze your process
Use this space to reflect on the process of source analysis and interpretation used during the assignment. Which strategies helped you the most? Which strategies posed the greatest challenge?