Case Study Of Niam's Choice Of Becoming An Organ Donor

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Hey Ashley,

I definitely think if this was reversed in a deontological approach, Niam's choice of becoming an organ donor would have been based on normative rules. Niam's act of kindness would not have been an act of goodness, but rather an act of obligation or duty. I definitely agreed with you that people frown up being an organ donor and even in some cultures. What do you think we should do to bridge such

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