Cannibalism

In times of starvation, cannibalism is morally justified. In desperate times, people turn to desperate measures. This includes when people are starving and have not had a meal in weeks. people are going to do what they need to do so, they will survive, even if that means eating weaker people. This is because humans are strong willed by nature. The rule of the animal kingdom is that the stronger creature will survive and thrive, but preying on the smaller and weaker animals that will not likely survive anyways. Once again the definition of morally justified is taking action for a legitimate reason because it is thought of to be right. If this definition is applied to the rule of the animal kingdom, it will show that cannibalism during periods …show more content…
Physician-assisted suicide is when terminally ill patients go to their doctor and request to be killed because they are going to die anyways. This is a very controversial topic because it is highly debated between people who believe is should be allowed and people who believe the practice should be banned. In an article in The Hospitalist says, “The right to self-determination: proponents maintain, correctly, that a patient has the right to accept or refuse any treatment - even if that refusal leads to death. They go on to maintain that the patient should then have the right to request any treatment they want, even medical assistance with bringing about death,” (D. Robert). Patients are allowed to refuse any treatment they want to, but they are not allowed to request treatments that are seemed unnecessary. They are not allowed to request physician-assisted suicide in most states. The only current states that allow physician-assisted suicide are Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Vermont. These states are where people may go and die by a physician's hands if they feel like they want to end their suffering of their terminal illness. An argument for physician-assisted suicide from Santa Clara University …show more content…
When self-defense truly follows its legal definition, it is morally justified. Cannibalism must be committed in a time of crisis where one is going to ensure his or her survival to be considered morally justified. If capital punishment follows the protocols of lethal injection, then it is morally justified. A physician-assisted suicide that is wanted by the patient is always morally justified. Killing can be morally justified under certain circumstances because the killing will be done for a legitimate reason, such as survival or ending suffering, and at the point in time the action of the killer is seen as the right action that should have taken