held responsible for its actions? The simple answer is: a normal human adult. To explain and justify this reply‚ philosophers tend to turn to psychological and metaphysical features of normal adults‚ such as free will. We might also approach the same issue with a somewhat different emphasis: What features of (normal‚ adult) human interaction are involved in our holding one another responsible? However‚ in asking “What is it to be responsible?” we might also have a second question in mind. We often praise
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You have 6 responsibilities: Empowerment – Personalization and the presumption of person-led decisions and informed consent. Prevention – It is better to take action before harm occurs. “I receive clear and simple information about what abuse is‚ how to recognize the signs and what I can do to seek help.” Proportionality – Proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented. “I am sure that the professionals will work for my best interests‚ as I see them and they will
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for an embryo or fetus. They argue that pregnant women will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option. Opponents‚ identifying themselves as pro-life‚ assert that personhood begins at conception‚ and therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. They say abortion inflicts suffering on the unborn child‚ and that it is unfair to allow abortion when couples who cannot biologically conceive are waiting to adopt. Pros • Fetuses are incapable of feeling pain
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National Obligations If someone is hurt and there are others nearby who could be of some help‚ generally they are obligated to do so. Generally‚ at no cost to themselves‚ they can help someone else whenever the need arises. However‚ there are sometimes circumstances in which the helper must do more than just care enough to help. Sometimes‚ they will need to commit more time and effort than it could be worth. Sometimes‚ helping someone else could cost them dearly. In even worse case‚ helping could
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Unit 054: Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings Outcome 1: Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice What it means to have a duty of care in my work role A duty of care is a key concept in working with others. The term ‘duty of care’ includes the concepts: • To keep individuals safe • To keep individuals free from harm • To allow/give choice Anyone working in a childcare setting‚ whatever the service
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DQ1 Wk 1 Define the following environmental schools of ethics — anthropocentric‚ biocentric‚ and deep ecology (also referred to as ecocentric) Anthropocentric - originates from the Greek word "anthropos" which means man in and the latin word "centralis" which means center. So simply Anthropocentric‚ is man center. So in theology the doctrine of anthropocentrism is simply that man is the center of all things and that man is not in need of God or higher power‚ and that man is capable of understanding
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What is euthanasia? The simplest definition of euthanasia is just a painless death (Euthanasia). The word is most commonly used with when speaking about an animal that is suffering‚ “Oh what happened to your dog?” “He was unbearably ill so we had him euthanized.” However‚ euthanasia does not always apply to animals; it can be used in regard to any organism‚ including human beings. When humans put down animals there is never the question of why we should do it. The animal is most likely suffering
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Candace Shorter 12/17/15 Medical Law & Ethics Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Euthanasia or attempted suicide is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. In most countries this method is illegal. Euthanasia carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison in the UK. In the USA the law varies in some states. There are four different forms of euthanasia. Voluntary‚ involuntary‚ active and passive. Voluntary euthanasia occurs when
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The Right or Wrong Decision of Abortion Abortion in society seems to becoming a growing issue in many of the lives of humans today. They form extreme groups that seem can only be rivaled by those of religious extremists and politics. Though just like many other aspects of people’s lives neither group can see the wrong that goes with their decision. The abortion extremists divide into two groups Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. The former may be a bit more extreme in expressing then the latter but it seems
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temptation and the terror that is happening everyday in many of our inner cities. This film attempts to open our eyes to the idea that no one is immune to corruption‚ not even our police. Training Day is a thought provoking film that addresses the issues of corruption and violence that many people face everyday in our society and makes us face the fact that there is a darker side of the law and even good people can turn bad. This film does an extraordinary job of portraying good and evil in a
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