Examples Of Utilitarianism

The Utilitarianism approach is that of a moral one. It is defined by the right action that maximizes the greatest amount of happiness or well-being and is the wrong action when it promotes the reverse of happiness. Not just the happiness of the person performing an action, but for everyone who will inevitably be affected by that action while it is taking place as well as afterwards in the future. Again, what matters most is the elevation of happiness and well-being. Utilitarianism relies on intrinsic value in that they analyze happiness as pleasure over pain. Using this approach utilitarianism assumes that you can compare this value in regards to two actions and which would have a better outcome of happiness being able to measure the overall good or evil of an action. Mils an 18th century theorist believed that the promotion of happiness is the test to judge all human conduct. In regards to preimplantation genetic diagnosis we can see that the over-all well-being of individuals is being maximizes whether for the parents who do not want to pass bad genetics on to their children or the child themselves who can live a normal life with no
This is due to the fact that guidelines set in place by the American Society of Medicine have been conflicting and have no way of enforcement. Federal regulations should include set standards for fertility or any other clinic involved with PGD procedures. If such standards are violated criminal penalties need to be in place to discourage PGD for any non-medical procedure. These clinics would have to be approved to perform such procedures and required to submit annual reports regarding any procedure using any PGD procedure. The authority that governs such procedures would need the ability to press charges against any clinic in non-compliance as well as revoke licensing of the clinic as well as the medical professionals