Principle of double effect

In “The Ethics of Natural Law,” C.E. Harris explains the views of natural-law theorists. First, he states that the moral standard of natural law is that the actions that promote the values that follow the natural inclinations of human beings are right. These values include life, procreation, knowledge, and sociability. Anything, such as murder, birth control, stifling intellectual curiosity, or spreading lies, that opposes these four natural inclinations is wrong. Then, Harris notes that…

An indirect abortion is when there is an unintended side effect to something whether it was from a medicine taken, procedure being done or something else. While a direct abortion is the intended consequence, the fetus is destroyed deliberately. Even though abortion may be evil, the indirect abortion may offset…

The working principle of relativism looks at moral absolutes which can be abandoned dependent on the situation. Fletcher turns his back on the deontological approach such as Kant’s who alternatively argues that these moral absolutes should be obeyed at all times as it is our duty to do so. Although they both come from a christian perspective there views contrast, on one hand Kant tell us that we just know these moral absolutes it is are moral duty to follow them, which is duty god has given us.…

According to this theory Christians are allowed to participate in war to defend against an aggressor state as long as if the war is considered to be just. The theory was originally developed by St. Augustine. In order for the just war theory to come into effect the following conditions must be met, The war must be declared only as a last resort by a lawful authority, for a just cause, using just means, and with reasonable expectation of success. The military action cannot produce a greater evil…

disproportionate shares of environmental hazards are more associated with economics than racism due to the Doctrine of Double Effect. The Doctrine of Double Effect states “an effect whose production is usually blameworthy becomes blameless when it is incidental to, although predictably conjoined with, the production of another effect whose production is morally justified.” According…

People are principal elements of the war because in wartime people are divide in combatants and noncombatants, and in order to limit the effects of armed conflict different category of noncombatants require different obligation of combatants but unfortunately there exist no war without casualties. The outbreaks of hostilities are regulated by the principle of differentiation of combatants and noncombatants. Walzer view combatants as persons trained to fight, armed with weapons, and required to…

John Stuart Mill the experimental procedures performed by Dr. Myrick are justifiably Utilitarian. The fundamental foundation of the reasoning behind Utilitarianism is the maximization of happiness for the most amount of people, also known as the Principle of Utility. The experiments conducted by Dr. Myrick are justifiable in the eyes of the Utilitarian because, in the plight of the few who must die, the remainder of the world population would be saved from the disease of paralysis.…

Examples of how the principles of nonmaleficence and autonomy were supported or violated in the film will be further analyzed. Nonmaleficence is an ethical principle that values and supports doing no harm to others (Barber, 2014). A medical professional’s goal is to provide care that supports and ensures the health of the patients. This means…

Tax Treaties Are Self-Executing Tax treaties do not require any implementing law or guideline. A treaty is considered “self-executing” when it does not need any implementing legislation and it takes effect upon ratification. In US jurisdiction, a treaty that is not self-executing does not create a cause of action or provide a remedy. Under US law, the President and two-thirds of the Senate have the power to bind the country with the treaty by making the necessary implementing law. Both of…

In Michael Gill’s article “A moral defense of Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law” he defends the law against two objections by providing arguments from opponents of PAS and proponents of PAS. The first objection that Gill defends is “that it is intrinsically wrong for someone to kill herself” (2005). The second objection is that “it is intrinsically wrong for physicians to assist someone in killing herself” (Gill, 2005). The physician assisted suicide law allows terminally ill residents of…