Ethics: Applications to Human Life and death
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- Created on: 07-04-21 10:39
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- Applications to Human Life and Death (Ethics)
- Abortion
- NML
- Aquinas = a rational soul is present at 40-90 days after conception
- In his summa theologica he states that whoever causes the death of a foetus is guilty of homocide
- The catolic church forbids aboriton at any reason, through the DDE; e.g. if a woman's life was in danger by pregnancy it would be immoral to abort as it goes against means end condition
- Possible counter: Pojman example of cancerous uterus- abortion would pass all DDE principles
- The catolic church forbids aboriton at any reason, through the DDE; e.g. if a woman's life was in danger by pregnancy it would be immoral to abort as it goes against means end condition
- In his summa theologica he states that whoever causes the death of a foetus is guilty of homocide
- Aquinas = a rational soul is present at 40-90 days after conception
- Situation Ethics
- In support for abortion in almost all situations where it is the most loving thing to do
- Scenario of the 3000 jewish babies aborted by a doctor before going to a concentration camp- saving 6000 lives in doing so= most loving thing to do so is acceptable
- Scenario of arizona women who may have defective baby because she took therlidomide- she husband took her to sweden to get it aborted= fletcher satted this was brave, loving and right
- In support for abortion in almost all situations where it is the most loving thing to do
- Virtue Ethics
- Aristotle believes in ensoulment: 40 days for men and 90 days for women
- He says in his politics that if parents have too many children; abortion should be brought about 'before sense and life have begun
- He says in his politics that if parents have too many children; abortion should be brought about 'before sense and life have begun
- Hursthouse explains that abortion is a moral issue that has little to do with 'rights' and 'rules'- these do not mean youre being virtuous
- The reason should not be trivial unless its morally evil
- Aristotle believes in ensoulment: 40 days for men and 90 days for women
- NML
- Embryo Research
- NML
- FOR
- ER could be seen to promote the primary precept ‘live in an ordered society’ as such research promises to provide treatment and/or cures to debilitating genetically inherited and medical conditions (Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s
- (Proportionalism) If theft is sometimes allowed, then why not lying, or indeed, ER? it makes sense to use otherwise discarded embryos in research which will have many future benefits.
- Against
- to deliberately end life as a means to improving the quality or extending the lives of others is wrong it is a back action which is used as a means to a good end. This goes against the doctrine of double effect
- FOR
- Situation Ethics
- If emrbyoes were jsut created for research then it would not be loving as they would have been created to be destroyed
- Embryonic research could potentially save millions which would make it morally justifiable
- No guidelines exist about it- hard for situationists to come to a conclusion
- Virue Ethics
- MaclIntyre- IVF leads to a surplus of embryos which would be destroyed otherwise- practical wisdom suggests that the most pragmatic and compssionaite thhing to do is use them in research to benefit humanity as a whole
- Aristotle: 'while it is desirable to secure what is good for the individual, to do so in the case of people is more sublime'= embryo research that can help millions then it would be virtuous
- Against: There are alternatives without using embryos- it is involves more practical wisdom to do that (seems unfair to take life away for the sake of research)
- NML
- Abortion
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