Instructions
For this week's assignment respond to one of the following options, and include Option 1, 2, or 3 as part of your heading.
Option 1:
The first option is to name and describe in detail a key specific and recent healthcare technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology creates? What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your approach to what an utilitarian and ethical egoist would say (each independently).
Option 2:
In the second option, name and describe in detail a key specific and recent social technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology creates? What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your moral approach to what an utilitarian and social contract ethicist would say (each independently).
Option 3:
John Doe, Patient One, is in late stage of kidney disease. If he does not receive a new kidney, then he is predicted to die within a week. Doe is 45, single, and has no children. Doctors theorize that Doe damaged his kidney by not following a low-salt diet. Doe inherited one million dollars and is known for giving money to charity. Without a transplant, he will probably be forced to spend all his money searching for a kidney outside of the usual legal channels. Patient Two is Jane Doe (no relation to John). Patient Two is a mother of two children (ages 21 and 24). She is divorced and 55 years old. She developed kidney problems due to eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet. If she does not receive a kidney within one month, doctors believe she will die. Patient Three is an orphan. This orphan lives in a state facility. She was born with a genetic condition that constantly damages her kidney. The only known approach to her condition is to provide her with a kidney transplant every so often. She is 11 and has already undergone two kidney transplants. She will perish in two months if she does not receive another transplant.
All three patients are at the same hospital. The hospital only has one kidney to give out. The orphan's birth parents were known to be of a religion that is opposed to organ donation. The other patients come from religions that do not oppose organ donation. Who should get the kidney? Why should that candidate receive it over the others? Devise a course of social action and a solution for this case by using the ethics of egoism and then utilitarianism to a key moral conflict involving health care in this case. Appraise the interests of diverse populations (in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.) and how they relate to the case.
For all the options:
Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board or assignment for this class or any previous class.
You will submit
all
of the following:
A written report that presents one of the options above (Be sure to give equal time to e ...
InstructionsFor this weeks assignment respond to one of the
1. Instructions
For this week's assignment respond to one of the following
options, and include Option 1, 2, or 3 as part of your heading.
Option 1:
The first option is to name and describe in detail a key specific
and recent healthcare technology. What are at least two key
moral problems this technology creates? What are the proper
moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your
approach to what an utilitarian and ethical egoist would say
(each independently).
Option 2:
In the second option, name and describe in detail a key specific
and recent social technology. What are at least two key moral
problems this technology creates? What are the proper moral
guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your moral
approach to what an utilitarian and social contract ethicist
would say (each independently).
Option 3:
John Doe, Patient One, is in late stage of kidney disease. If he
does not receive a new kidney, then he is predicted to die within
a week. Doe is 45, single, and has no children. Doctors theorize
that Doe damaged his kidney by not following a low-salt diet.
Doe inherited one million dollars and is known for giving
money to charity. Without a transplant, he will probably be
forced to spend all his money searching for a kidney outside of
the usual legal channels. Patient Two is Jane Doe (no relation
to John). Patient Two is a mother of two children (ages 21 and
24). She is divorced and 55 years old. She developed kidney
problems due to eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet. If she
2. does not receive a kidney within one month, doctors believe she
will die. Patient Three is an orphan. This orphan lives in a state
facility. She was born with a genetic condition that constantly
damages her kidney. The only known approach to her condition
is to provide her with a kidney transplant every so often. She is
11 and has already undergone two kidney transplants. She will
perish in two months if she does not receive another transplant.
All three patients are at the same hospital. The hospital only has
one kidney to give out. The orphan's birth parents were known
to be of a religion that is opposed to organ donation. The other
patients come from religions that do not oppose organ
donation. Who should get the kidney? Why should that
candidate receive it over the others? Devise a course of
social action and a solution for this case by using the ethics of
egoism and then utilitarianism to a key moral conflict involving
health care in this case. Appraise the interests of diverse
populations (in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual
orientation, etc.) and how they relate to the case.
For all the options:
Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including
citations.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board
or assignment for this class or any previous class.
You will submit
all
of the following:
A written report that presents one of the options above (Be sure
to give equal time to each element.)
3. An oral presentation that summarizes the report and examines
the ethical ideas beyond the particulars of each case.
The link or a scan of the article mentioning the health
technology, social technology, or case you are reporting on. If
you made up the case, please indicate that in your report.
You should not be using any text you used in a discussion board
or assignment for this class or any previous class.
Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including
citations.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)
Presentation Requirements
Length: 2-3 minutes
