Case #1: Potential Discrimination

A baby is admitted to the NICU and the baby's father (who states that he is a white supremacist with a swastika tattoo on his arm) asks the nursing director to ensure that his baby is not cared for by any non-white nurse.

A black woman is admitted to the emergency department stating that she has been raped by a white man who claimed to be a white supremacist and asks to not be examined by any man and particularly not a Caucasian one.

1. What are the issues that are similar in each case? Are there any differences that make your ethical reasoning different for each case?
2. Using ethical theories and principles as well as your own personal values, explain the ethical dilemmas for each situation. Would you treat the situations the same from an ethical perspective? If yes, why? If no, why not?