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Read/review the following resources for this activity:

·

Textbook: Chapters 3, 4

Rachels, J. (2003).

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

.

New

York, McGraw

-

Hill Higher Educ

ation.

P

l

ease

add this reference

·

Lesson

·

Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in add

ition to the textbook)

Instructions

Review the following ethical dilemmas:

1.

John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to

marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love

a child that is adopt

ed or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be

making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a

twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this

case will have the same genetic inf

ormation as John Doe. John Doe and his

child will be twins.

2.

Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually

attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious

text stating that God forbids one to b

e a lesbian. This religion goes on further to

say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether

she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided

if she should come out to her parents and live

as a lesbian now that she is a

legal adult.

3.

Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child

died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard

that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another

child. However, th

eir religion forbids using IVF.

Use the resources assigned for this week and additional research,

Instructions

Select two of the situations above and then address 2 of the following:

1.

What is the relation between ethics and religion? Formulate and investiga

te the

relation.

2.

For each case, determine the ethical path of conduct. Then, determine what

paths of conduct would be unethical

3.

For each case, what would an emotivism say to appraise what you determine is

the ethical form of conduct?

4.

For each case, would a

natural law ethicist agree with what you say is the ethical

form of conduct? Why or why not?

5.

Articulate, explain, and evaluate in each case an approach that makes use of

divine command ethics.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

 Textbook: Chapters 3, 4 Rachels, J. (2003). The Elements of Moral Philosophy. New

York, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Please add this reference

 Lesson

 Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions

Review the following ethical dilemmas:

1. John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to

marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love

a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be

making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a

twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this

case will have the same genetic information as John Doe. John Doe and his

child will be twins.

2. Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually

attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious

text stating that God forbids one to be a lesbian. This religion goes on further to

say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether

she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided

if she should come out to her parents and live as a lesbian now that she is a

legal adult.

3. Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child

died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard

that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another

child. However, their religion forbids using IVF.

Use the resources assigned for this week and additional research,

Instructions

Select two of the situations above and then address 2 of the following:

1. What is the relation between ethics and religion? Formulate and investigate the

relation.

2. For each case, determine the ethical path of conduct. Then, determine what

paths of conduct would be unethical

3. For each case, what would an emotivism say to appraise what you determine is

the ethical form of conduct?

4. For each case, would a natural law ethicist agree with what you say is the ethical

form of conduct? Why or why not?

5. Articulate, explain, and evaluate in each case an approach that makes use of

divine command ethics.

Writing Requirements (APA format)