Utilitarianism and Deontology to Euthanasia
Unit (3) Week (3) Discussion Board Prompt
Applying Unit (3) Week (3) Discussion Board Prompt
Applying Utilitarianism and Deontology to Euthanasia
A significant portion of health care expenses, billions of dollars, is spent annually on intensive and often futile treatments for terminally ill people or people living out the last months of their lives. Consider the pros and cons of keeping these individuals alive.
Please be sure to read these slides to get an idea of what’s morally relevant to euthanasia.Links to an external site.
- How would a utilitarian respond to euthanasia?
- Likewise, consider how a deontologist might respond.
- What role does intention versus consequences play in considerations of euthanasia?
- Which of these ethical perspectives/ethical principles regarding euthanasia do you agree with more? Why?
A significant portion of health care expenses, billions of dollars, is spent annually on intensive and often futile treatments for terminally ill people or people living out the last months of their lives. Consider the pros and cons of keeping these individuals alive.
Please be sure to read these slides to get an idea of what’s morally relevant to euthanasia.Links to an external site.
- How would a utilitarian respond to euthanasia?
- Likewise, consider how a deontologist might respond.
- What role does intention versus consequences play in considerations of euthanasia?
- Which of these ethical perspectives/ethical principles regarding euthanasia do you agree with more? Why?
please reference from this book.
Waller, B. N. (2011). Consider ethics: Theory, readings, and contemporary issues (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. 9780205017737