Prima facie

and application of the veil of ignorance. Harris concludes through his arguments, a lottery to select those that would be killed for the purpose of organ harvest is not just morally permissible, it is a moral obligation. First, he argues, (a) prima facie, we must save…

criminal justice system that comprised of law enforcement and the courts. Hernandez’s defense relied on the rule of Norris v. Alabama, “which held that proof of an absence of African-Americans on juries in criminal cases over many years established a prima facie case of racial discrimination in composition of juries, raising a rebuttable presumption of unconstitutional discrimination.” Consequently, the Texas Appeal Court denied Hernandez and asserted the original decision. The…

In his book, Constitution In Exile, Judge Andrew Napolitano wrote: “Rooted in a Natural Law mind set, the Supreme Court clearly viewed the protection of the freedo of contract as a god-given right. So much so that the Lochner case, in which, the Court fully articulated the 1905 doctrine of liberty of contract came to define the time. Firmly, the Court established that the ‘freedom, or liberty of contract was a basic, fundamental right protected by the liberty and property provisions of the Due…

“Sometimes things are hard, and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things.” –Tim Cook Now when Tim Cook said this he was in no way referring to genome editing, but his words can be applied to many difficult situations. Imagine a world where doctors are gods creating and designing the next generation of human beings. Before a baby is even born they are able to go in and pick and choose what the baby will look like, what abilities they have. They can remove…

In the essay “Why Abortion is Immoral,” philosopher Don Marquis uses utilitarian principles to argue that “abortion is, except in rare cases, seriously immoral…[and] in the same category as killing an innocent human being” (223). However, he deliberately avoids relating his thesis to abortion in the specific contexts of rape, maternal death, and severe postpartum health complications. Thus, in my analysis of his claim, I plan on adopting Marquis’ utilitarian perspective to evaluate the…

Physician assisted suicide occurs when a doctor provides a patient with lethal drugs that the patient then uses to end their own life. It is usually intended for patients with a terminal illness as a means of relieving the patient of their pain and allowing them to die peacefully with dignity. The morality of physician assisted suicide has been a controversial debate among ethicists and healthcare professionals for a long time. Critics of physician assisted suicide argue that taking an…

In the articles “Brittany Maynard, as promised, ends her life at 29” and “Brittany Maynard explains reasons for ending her life in her own words”, Brittany Maynard decides to end her own life during the end stages of her terminal brain cancer. In this essay, I will describe Maynard’s reasons for her decision to take her own life. I will show how Kant would argue that Maynard’s decision was morally impermissible by using the two formulations of the Categorical Imperative, and how Aristotle would…

Pertinent Facts Kareem, a practicing Muslim who is of Indian decent, was employed as a customer service representative at a call center of ABC Corporation, an electronic device company selling cellular phones and tablets. After 8 months working, Kareem was dismissed for poor performance and excessive breaks during work time. According to Kareem’s religion requirement, he has to pray five times per day, and before he prays, he has to wash his hands, face, arms and feet. During working at the call…

Introduction: Throughout history there has been many advances in the health care professional, that also applies to perinatal medicine. However, still to this day close to 4,000 newborns still require resuscitation per year (Chalkias). Respiratory support may be needed in the delivery room when a newborn undergoes asphyxia and can not reach the level of oxygen needed to thrive and survive by his or her own self (Chalkias). Resuscitation is abundantly seen in preterm delivery, which is…

always required to commence the claim (Kowal v Shiyak, (2012), 512 ONCA, at para 18). Moreover, “…certainty of a defendant's responsibility for the act or omission that caused or contributed to the loss is not a requirement. It is enough to have prima facie grounds to infer that the acts or omissions were caused by the party or parties identified” (ibid at para 18). In addition, expert’s report states that it is possible that the decay started before 2013. Therefore, it is unlikely that Ms. Logo…