Course

ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics

Required Resources

• Read/ Textbook: Chapter 12
• Lesson
• Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (This includes the sources from the annotated bibliography. Additional sources may be included as appropriate.)

Instructions
Return to the topic you chose in the week three assignment. Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.

• Summarize the dilemma.
• Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
• Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three). Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc.  State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.

What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer

Next, apply the following:

• Aristotle’s Golden Mean to the dilemma
• Utilitarianism to the dilemma
• Natural Law ethics to the dilemma

Which of those three theories works best ethically speaking? Why that one?

Why do the other two not work or not work as well?

Is it the same as what you said is the most moral thing earlier? Why or why not?

Use the 5 articles from your annotated bibliography to support your answers. (Additional academic scholarly research from the past 5 years can be included as well.)

Include a reference page at the end of your paper in APA format that includes your bibliography with the annotations removed and any other sources used in your final paper.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 4-5 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 5 scholarly sources)

SOLUTION  

Course Project Milestone – Final Paper

The field of medicine and its practices aim at lengthening people’s lifespans by healing them while eradicating pain and suffering. The knack for healing, extending life, and eliminating agony tends to diminish when life nears the inevitable end. This fact has resulted in the development of practices like euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) which are entrenched in the doctrines of patient independence and the role of healthcare providers. Supporters of these practices suggest that it is humane and merciful to relieve people of their agony and pain while respecting their wishes (Komrad et al., 2018). The proponents find it unnecessary for individuals to live out the remainder of their lives in abject anguish and pain. On the flip side, the opponents argue that there lacks any viable justification for ending people’s lives prematurely. For this reason, they posit that this practice is highly unacceptable. This paper focuses on the conflicts that arise regarding euthanasia and evaluates ethical issues attached to the practice through natural law, utilitarianism, and Aristotle’s mean doctrine.

Summary of the Case

In the past, there have been lengthy discourses as to whether the United States as a country should lawfully accept euthanasia. It has been a controversial matter that has resulted in sharp divisions among members of the public, healthcare providers, and policymakers. The issue was recently highlighted in the 1980s, after the acts of Jacob Kevorkian.….please click the purchase button below to access the entire solution at $10