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HACTEHA [7]
3 years ago
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A well-known pop star, Britney Spears, was admitted to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation as pa

rt of a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline, who temporarily had sole legal and physical custody of the couple’s children. Dr. Phil McGraw, a well-known talk show host and friend of the family, visited Spears in the hospital on January 7th without Spears’ consent. Dr. Phil subsequently released a statement were he said the following:
"meeting with Britney and some of her family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention. She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her." (Harris 2008)

After releasing this statement, a spokesperson for Britney Spears said that he "betrayed her trust" by speaking to the press. Subsequently, his credential as a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California was questioned. Results of the inquiry found that Dr. Phil was not licensed to practice psychology in the state. He does have a doctorate in clinical psychology and had been licensed in the state of Texas until 2006 when he gave up his license to practice, although he formally stopped practicing clinical psychology in 1990 when he formed a business and subsequently began his television show. Consider the potential ethical issues in this situation.

1. Did Dr. Phil have the right to visit Ms. Spears? Did he have the right to make the statement he did about her condition? What ethical issues does this situation pose?
2. What are some of the issues that surface with this case as related to public figures or celebrities as well as patients with behavioral healthcare issues?
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1 answer:
Alex777 [14]3 years ago
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<u>Solution and Explanation:</u>

1. Dr. Phil had no right to visit Ms. Spears when she had not given her consent for the same. Ms. Spears is an adult and has full rights to decide whom she wants to meet and whom she does not want to. Dr. Phil met her against her wish. Moreover he released a press statement about Spears without taking consent from her or her family.

This is total unethical and a clear violation of privacy rights of Britney Spears and her family. This step taken by Phil violated the privacy rights of Spears as he shared information about her, in public, without even taking permission. This is morally incorrect.

2. Some of the issues related to public figures or celebrities which arose in this case are as follows:

• The right to privacy is not given to celebrities as their life is totally public.

• Any person can invade the life of the celebrities and make it public .

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