Ch 12 – Conclusion: Applying Ethical Theories Abortion, Capital Punishment, and Euthanasia.
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Ch 12 – Conclusion: Applying Ethical Theories
Abortion, Capital Punishment, and Euthanasia
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Difficult Moral Issues
• Life and death decisions involved and all the difficult decisions that lie in-between
• Case Studies:1. Abortion2. Euthanasia3. The Death Penalty
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Abortion• Morally relevant facts• Theories: Utilitarianism:– Pain of the fetus– Costs and benefits
• Feminist Ethics:– Forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy against her will
• Rights theorists and Libertarians:– Autonomy and right of non-interference
• Deontological concern for principle of respect for human life– Fetus is a person– Killing a person is wrong
• Virtue Ethics– Framework of flourishing
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Euthanasia
• Morally relevant facts of the case• Libertarian: individual liberty and rights• Utilitarian: maximize overall utility• Deontological concerns: duty of self-love
precludes suicide, justice• Religious traditions: suicide forbidden as an act
of despair• Character: how address end of life care and
decisions?
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The Death Penalty
• Morally relevant facts• Deontologists: lex talionis vs proportionality
and human decency• Character: honesty and self-awareness,
compassion• Utilitarian: cost-benefit, deterrence