The Ethical Sides Of Seeking Medical Care By Randi Taber

Seeking medical care can be one of the safest and uttermost frightening events United States citizens face in their lifetimes. Some are fortunate enough to seek medical care without a second thought, but for the mass majority it is the opposite. Jennifer Taber, an assistant professor at Kent State University, takes the position that the lifestyle of society today will lead to the downfall of continuing generations if there is not a change in medical prevention by appealing to the readers ethically and emotionally through studies. On the other hand, Randi Hutter Epstein, a medical writer, author and journalist for the New York Times, also takes an emotional approach to emphasize this downfall, but using everyday language to frame her article down to

By using this approach, her intention is to appeal more to real life events by connecting with the audience through their values and interests to further her point. To prove the ethical side of her argument, she uses reasons shown in the study of "Participants reported having too little time or being too busy to seek medical care, that clinic hours were inconvenient (e.g., “Have to take time off from work”), that transportation was difficult or the distance was too far, that they were too sick to travel to the doctor’s office, or that an existing physical (e.g., multiple sclerosis) or mental health (e.g., depression, severe anxiety) problem prevented them from going” (Taber, Jennifer M., et al). Treatment of a medical issue whether it is something so miniscule like a common cold to being diagnosed with cancer should never be required to be put off due to these struggles. She uses the ethical appeal to her readers by stating issues ordinary people face in seeking medical care and making them aware that if these ways are not altered, it could lead to a higher number of preventative