Killing one to save five others is supported by act utilitarianism as it allows for more happiness. The happiness of five people outweighs‚ and creates more happiness‚ than the happiness of only one; as opposed to those same five dying‚ thus making them unable to promote/create happiness. If maximizing utility is the goal‚ there is no doubt that condemning one to save five is permissible under utilitarian principles. The loop variant of the case follows exactly as the original case of the trolley
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Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. In turn‚ it is part of the even broader group of diseases affecting the blood‚ bone marrow‚ and lymphoid system‚ which are all known as hematological neoplasm’s. Causes:- The word leukemia‚ which means ’white blood’‚ is derived from the disease’s namesake high white blood cell counts that most leukemia
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A face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person’s face. The procedure is typically used by someone who has been burned‚ someone with a birth defect‚ someone who wants to start a new life‚ or someone who has been attacked by an animal. There are three different types of face transplant‚ and all three have worked well so far. This procedure could benefit you life if done properly or it could ruin it… There are many benefits of face transplants such as it can fix a birth
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do the first head transplant on a human body.They say"We are currently planning the world’s first brain transplant‚ and I consider it realistic that we will be ready in three years at the latest". The head transplant is going to happen in late of 2017.Dr I think that head or brain transplanting it’s a bad idea. The reason I believe it’s a bad idea is that if they fail they are gonna kill the guy that is getting the surgery.I think it would be harder to make a head transplant on a human‚ because
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I agree with John Stuart Mills argument that happiness is the only basic good. Mill argues that basic goods create the maximum amount of happiness; which follows the principle of utilitarianism. In an article comparing Mills view on utilitarianism‚ it states “happiness is linked to morality. For instance‚ in general‚ it backs up murder’s being wrong‚ lying‚ rights.”(Mesacc‚ n.d.). I agree with Mills argument more than Kants theory because in most cases‚ people
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consideration relevant to the rightness of an act is the amount of goodness it produces’. 1 (McNaughton and Piers Rawlings pg32) from David McNaughton and Piers Rawlings essay on Deontology. Versus the Kantian and Rule Consequentialism of utilitarianism which would believe that this is morally wrong‚ despite of the lives that could be saved. Rule Consequentialism and Deontology are very similar in their beliefs. For example‚ this was said in regards to Rule Consequentialism: ’In particular
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An Ethical Implication of Organ Transplants Nickolus Sorenson Health Care Ethics and Medical Law Instructor: Kymberly Lum September 24‚ 2012 All aspects of health care face the inevitability of moral and ethical issues arising on numerous fronts. The organ donation and transplantation field of medicine is no exception. Each day‚ approximately 18 people die waiting for an organ to become available for transplant (Taranto‚ 2010). In the grand scheme
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patient needs a kidney transplant‚ it can be a little intimidating and scary at first. The website http://www.kidney.org/ is a helpful‚ informative website for those receiving a kidney transplant‚ those who are donating one of their kidneys‚ and families of people undergoing either kidney surgery. For those who are receiving a kidney transplant there are several links to everything that a person may need to know. Such topics include: the ins and outs of what a kidney transplant is‚ information about
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Commercialization of Organ Transplants Kristyn Shrader Professor Business Ethics 5/3/14 As a member of the ethics committee‚ I have been asked to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants. This report will be review these arguments and construct my suggested plan of action. Before any research was done regarding this topic‚ it is known by many that there is a shortage of available organs and those that need these transplants usually have to be
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Deciding on Organ Transplant Priorities Thinking in terms of equality‚ all people should be able to get health care in matters of life and death. However‚ while there are some people who believe that terminally ill patients who have abused their bodies should not be eligible for organ transplants‚ some others feel that it is unfair to deny life-saving help to another human being. Anyway‚ other citizens are worried about society’s limited number of donor organs and limited economic resources
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