The abortion and the utilitarian view Abortion is a sensitive topic that requires a considerable amount of understanding when addressing the ethics behind it. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy thus ending the life of the embryo/fetus prematurely (Matthews MP‚ Dutt T‚ 1998). My ethical justification for abortion stems from a utilitarianism standpoint. When using the utilitarian consequential principle of ethics‚ we establish a set of general morals and rules in which we can apply
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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especially from the pro-choice and pro-life advocates. The pro-life advocates are of the view that no foetus should be terminated‚ irrespective of the situation surrounding its birth. This argument is from the belief by Christians in the sacredness of life and that every child has the right to live. The pro-choice campaigners on the other hand are of the premise that a woman should be
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Utilitarian View on Abortion Utilitarianism is the thought that actions are right if they benefit or bring happiness to a majority of the population. A utilitarian’s view on abortion could be that it is a good thing or a bad thing. They could argue that there is overpopulation in today’s society and around the world people are starving and going thirsty because of overpopulation. A utilitarian would say it would benefit the world’s population if a baby was aborted rather than taking another persons
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CRITICAL THINKING PAPER #5 Abstract This paper expresses the viewpoint of a Utilitarian and how they would look at abortion. This paper illustrates there should be a right to choose what you should be able to do in regards to abortion and uses the term “reproductive freedom”. Contained within are statistics on social and economic benefits of abortion and the Utilitarian viewpoint for abortion is explained. Abortion is an essential part of living in the modern world. Today‚
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Wikileaks: utilitarian’s view How transparent to publicity is an international political arena? More general question is‚ should everything be revealed to everyone? One British journalist stated in article in Guardian: “Information wants to be free‚ but it just needs a little help.” I think that this is a sort of statements that strongly polarizes the modern society. This ongoing dispute has found its milestone in creation of well-known journalistic initiative called Wikileaks. The heat around
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Therefore‚ I believe that the court order for Baby Theresa to live out her full lifespan‚ instead of allowing for her organs to be donated‚ was the wrong decision. I believe that in baby Theresa’s case that the utilitarian point of view is the best way to act on the situation. Being a utilitarian means that you do something that results in higher happiness for everyone and letting the doctors use Theresa’s organs would have done so. Having her alive for a few extra days may have caused other suffering
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| The Utilitarian‚ Libertarian and Rawlsian approach to Nestlé’s Ice Mountain Water | Justice Case Study Paper | | Rochelle Carlisle | 1/31/2013 | | Many people believe that water is just nothing‚ which in a way they are somewhat correct. Have you ever looked at the label on bottled water? What do you see or better yet what don’t you see. You don’t see numbers on the nutritional facts of bottled water because water is just that nothing‚ or is it? Water makes up about 70 percent
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April 2013 A Utilitarian Argument in Favor of Animal Experimentations Though it has been criticized for its standard‚ universal means of measuring moral predicaments‚ utilitarianism still remains one of the most persuasive means of assessing normative ethics. With that said‚ any and every ethical conundrum should be first looked at through a utilitarian lens. If a satisfying conclusion is reached using the utilitarian approach‚ then no other approach is needed. If not‚ the utilitarian approach
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University of Nebraska at Lincoln Professor Sobel Philosophy 106 The Utilitarian Approach What is morally right‚ and what is morally wrong? Different ethical theorists have a wide variety of definitions to this question. Although it wasn’t until the ethical revolution during the 18th and 19th centuries that utilitarianism took center stage defying all other theories. David Hume‚ Jeremy Bentham‚ and John Stuart set this revolution into progress stating that utilitarianism explains that morality
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