Why I Want To Save Other People

Again why should Angela receive the benefit over Amy just because doctors say she has a better chance? Even though Angela only had a slim chance of less than 1% - to survive for more than a few weeks (Toufesix, 2011, p.1). Taking whatever life Amy had left just for a possibility of Angela gaining a few weeks. Along with the beneficence ethical issue comes the third ethical issue being nonmaleficence, the duty to avoid harming others. Every life has equal value and deserves the same treatment according to Kant and for moral decision making all similar circumstance deserve the same treatment. Instead of trying to save both girls the decision is made to go against nonmaleficence and only save

Murder can sometimes be the answer. In Michael Bruce’s ‘Gentlemen, Your Verdict’, Lieutenant-Commander Oram was faced with the decision to save five members of his crew by murdering 15, or allow all of his crew to die. Oram made the right decision to a great extent, as there was not a way out of his situation that did not result in the death of his crew, he did not inform the 14 crew members that were to die, that they were being killed, and he spared all but one of his married crew members.

I want to be a MedServe Fellow for several reasons, with the ultimate goals of improving my community and providing a stepping stone between college and medical school. One of the main things I want to do during my gap year is gain clinical experience, something I believe I need before applying to medical school, and this program fulfills that desire. I could do research in my gap year, but working in a primary care setting would be the most beneficial in preparing me, not only for medical school, but for my career. My career goal is within primary care, and while I also could gain experience via an EMT route, I feel that MedServe provides a unique opportunity to truly experience and understand primary care. I want to have a more active role

MARY,nervous:I am so sorry Abigail, please, I will never doubt you again! ABIGAIL: maybe there is a brain in that skull of yours after all.turns to Mercy: on the topic of picking our next victim, who should we pick next Mercy?

In this situation the family is at odds on what to do about Marianne. The husband wants to do everything possible to keep her alive, whereas the children think that surgery shouldn’t

A nuclear war has been declared and the civil defense committee has been appointed by the president to make decisions on fall-out shelter occupancy. Based on computer calculations the shelter can guarantee survival of only six people. The committee must decide which six are to be included from a list of twelve to go on and rebuild a new society. The twelve individuals they have to choose from are the following: A 36-year-old female physician, known to be a racist; Army drill instructor; African-American militant, biological researcher; Biochemist; Olympic athlete, all sports; movie star; third-year medical student, homosexual; 16-year-old pregnant female; 30-year-old Catholic priest; 38-year-old male, “Mr. Fix-It,” served seven

Should one kill a man if it meant saving himself? What if one had to do so by repeatedly drowning the other? And what if it meant saving a group of people? All Circumstances are subject to the five ethical codes depicted in “A Framework for Thinking Ethically,”(Santa Clara University, (2008)) none of which are written in law nor anywhere else, but instead reside at the foundation of each individual. Amidst all else, it is by plucking the strings of different moral codes that Margaret Atwood writes “Bread”; She illustrates various morals which some would consider unlawful and others would consider ordinary. Essentially every action boils down to a root cause, that root being one’s morals.

Stephens acted ethically in agreeing with Dudley. Beyond equality in the selection method, Stephens and Dudley both recognized that their dire situation called for drastic measures to be taken. By sacrificing one crew member’s life, the remaining three could be sustained for longer, thus improving their chance of survival. This creates the greatest good for the greatest number of people, which is a utilitarianism approach.

I didn't save Mary Evans owing to she's hopeless, she does absolutely nothing we don't need someone who wears glasses and artists we are trying to survive, not make artwork.

Analyzing the ordeal of the 33 men from an ethical, legal and spiritual perspective, it is evident that a lot of factors interplayed and resulted in the survival of the men. Ethically, the men were bound by the principle of need to care for one another. In as much as they had differing opinions on different matters pertaining their survival, they were able to resolve their differences in an ethical manner that ensured every one of them

Both were contaminated by water and faced a life-or-death situation in whether to stay and pray they

If the trolley driver doesn’t intervene, five people will die. Most people will agree that it is morally permissible in the “Trolley Driver” case to kill the one person instead of killing the other five. Also, most people will agree that

If your best friend was in trouble would you risk your life to save them? Everyone agrees that it was a risky situation for Billy, but some believe that Billy should have saved Little Ann and some believe the Bill should not have saved Little Ann.

“Who were they to decide who should live and who should die?” (Matas, 69) . Who is anyone to determine whether someone should live or die? In a novel written by Carol Matas titled Daniel’s Story, a young boy named Daniel and his family faced discrimination in Germany. Their rights were slowly taken away, until they were deported. Daniel dealt with many hardships and many losses. His sister, Erika, made him view his circumstances in a new perspective. In Daniel’s Story, Daniel displays the theme of never losing hope because there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

1 Explain the Trolley Driver, Bystander at the Switch, Fat Man, Transplant, & Hospital scenarios discussed in the "The Trolley Problem" reading. In doing so, address what the ethical issue(s) are in each of these scenarios.