2nd Argument (Medics) From a medical perspective, microchip implants could save countless lives. In the news, we hear a number of stories everyday about death due to allergic reaction, mental illness and even wandering elderly freezing out in the cold. If one device, the microchip implant, could prevent or even simply diminish the number of these deaths from occurring, why not have them mandated? The ideal microchip implant would keep a record of each person’s medical history on their individual implant. Allergic reactions could easily be prevented by scanning a microchip to discover the severity of the allergy and to what the individual is allergic to. The mentally ill could be better watched and taken care of. Unusual behaviour would alert
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A wandering Alzheimer’s/dementia sufferer could be found in seconds without the chance of any harm occurring, unlike the usual stories we hear. Hospitals and mental facilities would be equipped with tracking apparatuses. This would help nurses/doctors/caretakers monitor their patients without having to physically watch them. This would create more time for sensitive cases that need a greater amount of attention, but still keep everyone well. Each microchip would have a record of each person’s medical history, including prescription medications, aliments, diseases, vaccinations, etc. This makes doctor’s appointments run smoothly without most common complications occurring. This would also make for hassle-free appointment making, and stop most recording errors made by medical personnel. According to Utilitarian Ethics, microchips are extremely useful and practical, making them the right thing to do. Microchip implants would greatly improve the quality of care received and the amount of lives saved each and every …show more content…
In an already highly computerized world where privacy is fragile, society does not need to give up their last fragment of personal privacy to microchip implants. Giving up privacy for “safety” is unjustifiable. This mandate would make identity theft via hackers extremely precise. This is frightening as hackers can already breach credit cards, ID, etc. Adding another level to identity theft, which encases all personal information, is not safe for society. Placing all of an individual’s data in one place is dangerous, as a hacker would know everything about said person instantly. Not only do microchip implants effect privacy, but that in turn, affects freedom. The government already tracks various phone calls, text messages, and internet searches; if microchip implants are legislated for all Canadians, the right to freedom and privacy will be breached without consequence. Canadians should not have to be inserted with a microchip because it hinders
A wandering Alzheimer’s/dementia sufferer could be found in seconds without the chance of any harm occurring, unlike the usual stories we hear. Hospitals and mental facilities would be equipped with tracking apparatuses. This would help nurses/doctors/caretakers monitor their patients without having to physically watch them. This would create more time for sensitive cases that need a greater amount of attention, but still keep everyone well. Each microchip would have a record of each person’s medical history, including prescription medications, aliments, diseases, vaccinations, etc. This makes doctor’s appointments run smoothly without most common complications occurring. This would also make for hassle-free appointment making, and stop most recording errors made by medical personnel. According to Utilitarian Ethics, microchips are extremely useful and practical, making them the right thing to do. Microchip implants would greatly improve the quality of care received and the amount of lives saved each and every …show more content…
In an already highly computerized world where privacy is fragile, society does not need to give up their last fragment of personal privacy to microchip implants. Giving up privacy for “safety” is unjustifiable. This mandate would make identity theft via hackers extremely precise. This is frightening as hackers can already breach credit cards, ID, etc. Adding another level to identity theft, which encases all personal information, is not safe for society. Placing all of an individual’s data in one place is dangerous, as a hacker would know everything about said person instantly. Not only do microchip implants effect privacy, but that in turn, affects freedom. The government already tracks various phone calls, text messages, and internet searches; if microchip implants are legislated for all Canadians, the right to freedom and privacy will be breached without consequence. Canadians should not have to be inserted with a microchip because it hinders