Healthcare Ethics — Prelims Questions

With reference to the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, consider the following statements: 1. The Act decriminalizes the attempt to commit suicide. 2. It provides for 'Advance Directives' which allow a person to state their preferences for future mental health treatment. 3. The Act makes electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) illegal under all circumstances. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Supreme Court's judgment in Common Cause v. Union of India (2018) is primarily associated with which of the following?

Which of the following principles of healthcare ethics is most directly challenged by the significant rural-urban disparity in healthcare infrastructure in India?

Consider the following pairs: 1. Parmanand Katara Case : Duty to provide emergency medical aid 2. Aruna Shanbaug Case : Legalization of Advance Directives 3. V.P. Shantha Case : Inclusion of medical services under Consumer Protection Act Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

The term 'medical paternalism' refers to a situation where a healthcare professional's decision is primarily guided by which ethical principle, often at the expense of another?