Ethics In Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Ronnicia Marshall
SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility
Meredith Carey
September 5, 2016
Trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including: forcing victims into prostitution, subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude and compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography. In this reading I will discuss how human trafficking is viewed moral or immoral when it comes to the different theories and perspective, Utilitarianism, Deontology and Egoism. Analyze the ethical issues, breaches in ethical behavior and explain how much each theory can help people think about constitutes virtuous or ethical behavior.
Utilitarianism in Human trafficking Focuses on consequences of action to determine if it is ethical. Out of all possible actions causes the most pleasure with the least amount of pain. Also thought of as the greatest good for the most number of people (Mosser, 2013). It could be for the world, or a small group such as a family. It is the greatest pleasure/least pain for whoever is being effected by the action (Carey, 2016). In this theory, the ones that are trafficking, also known as the …show more content…
This theory says that people have human rights that must be respected and people cannot commit an action to infringe on one’s human rights even if it would benefit the greatest number of people. In this case. The individual more than the collective (Carey, 2016) In this theory, we believe that human trafficking goes against a person human rights. Sex trafficking violates women rights to life, liberty and security of person (Article III of the Declaration of Human Rights). Research also shows that aggressive policing and forced “rescues” violate the human rights of individuals in the sex industry as well as their children and families (e.g. see Ditmore
Ronnicia Marshall
SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility
Meredith Carey
September 5, 2016
Trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including: forcing victims into prostitution, subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude and compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography. In this reading I will discuss how human trafficking is viewed moral or immoral when it comes to the different theories and perspective, Utilitarianism, Deontology and Egoism. Analyze the ethical issues, breaches in ethical behavior and explain how much each theory can help people think about constitutes virtuous or ethical behavior.
Utilitarianism in Human trafficking Focuses on consequences of action to determine if it is ethical. Out of all possible actions causes the most pleasure with the least amount of pain. Also thought of as the greatest good for the most number of people (Mosser, 2013). It could be for the world, or a small group such as a family. It is the greatest pleasure/least pain for whoever is being effected by the action (Carey, 2016). In this theory, the ones that are trafficking, also known as the …show more content…
This theory says that people have human rights that must be respected and people cannot commit an action to infringe on one’s human rights even if it would benefit the greatest number of people. In this case. The individual more than the collective (Carey, 2016) In this theory, we believe that human trafficking goes against a person human rights. Sex trafficking violates women rights to life, liberty and security of person (Article III of the Declaration of Human Rights). Research also shows that aggressive policing and forced “rescues” violate the human rights of individuals in the sex industry as well as their children and families (e.g. see Ditmore