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Meredith Grey (Results Lens)
Miranda Bailey (Responsibilities Lens)
Team & Tough Decisions (Mixed Lenses)
200

Meredith pushes for an experimental surgery because it offers the best possible outcome.

What is the Results Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Is the best outcome always worth the risk?
  • What could go wrong in this situation?
200

Bailey enforces hospital rules even when interns push back.

What is the Responsibilities Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Why are rules important in healthcare?
  • Are rules ever unfair?
200

Doctors must decide who receives a single available organ.

What is the Relationship Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • What makes a decision fair?
  • Should emotions or logic matter more?
300

Meredith tampers with a clinical trial to help Adele Webber.

What is the Results Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Do good intentions justify unethical actions?
  • Would you have made the same decision?
300

Bailey refuses to perform a procedure without proper patient consent.

What is the Responsibilities Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Is consent more important than saving a life?
  • What are the risks of ignoring consent?
300

Cristina wants to perform a life-saving surgery, but is restricted by hospital protocol.

What is the Responsibilities Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Should rules ever prevent life-saving care?
  • Who is right in this situation?
400

Meredith chooses a risky option that could save a life but break hospital rules.

What is the Results Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Should saving a life outweigh following rules?
  • Where should the line be drawn?
400

Bailey reminds her team that doctors must follow ethical standards no matter the situation.

What is the Responsibilities Lens?

Discussion Prompts:

  • Should rules apply in all situations?
  • What would Meredith do differently?
400

A doctor considers breaking a rule because it could lead to a better patient outcome.

What is the Results Lens? (Debatable)

Discussion Prompts:

  • Results vs. responsibility: which matters more?
  • Can both ethical lenses be valid?