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 Analysis. The consequentialist approach suggests in this case that the hospital was in the wrong. The deontological approach seems to imply that the nurses were trying to do the right thing by reporting the woman which differs from the consequentialist approach in that the nurses were trying to stop a case of possible fraud but is similar in that both parties were punished for their wrongdoings. A Humean analysis indicates that the woman was only acting out of desperation which seems similar to the consequentialist approach in terms of the nurses were also acting on impulse as well but different in that there is a protection for patients that nurses have to follow. It also compares to the deontological approach in that the woman still has the right to privacy but did it in the wrong way. I feel that the deontological approach works best in this case because of the duty of the health professionals convicted with their parameters, and that the deontological approach seems to give the odd result that the hospital was in the wrong, however, both the hospital, and patient were in the wrong.

Conclusions. I believe that the hospital should not have been sued and were not in the wrong. They genuinely believed that the woman could've impersonated someone. It was not the hospital's fault that her real name got out, but the press themselves. I don't believe the hospital should've been held responsible.

Future Environment. If in the future immigration laws change, I believe cases like this would be minimal. It could be possible the woman was an immigrant and did not have the proper paperwork or identification to be treated in the US without being caught by ICE. As controversial as this claim is, it would be a thing in the past if in the future citizenship would not dictate livelihood. 

Future scenario. In the future, the woman could just go in and tell the nurses what was wrong with her and she gets the best care. She shouldn't have to worry about health insurance or identification. Nor should a hospital be sued just because they felt that a crime was being committed.