Description
Take a stand on three of the following life/death issues we have discussed in this unit – death penalty, abortion, euthanasia, going to war – and make a case for why a consistent ethic of life (i.e., the seamless garment argument) does/doesn’t apply. Use the readings to support your argument. The best Think Piece papers will connect these life/death issues to the liberty questions and say why someone should or should not be free to take a human life. this is the assignment and it has to be 800-1000 words.
Explanation & Answer
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Life and Death Issues - Outline
Thesis statement: As of these matters of life and death, there is no seamless garment that could
contain the consistency of the ethic of human life. As such, individual morals and beliefs dictate
when it is best for a fellow individual to live or die.
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Introduction
Abortion
A. Freedom of choice
B. Life threatening conditions
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Death penalty
A. Background information
B. Warning to law-breakers
C. Closure and low cruelty
IV.
Euthanasia
A. Right to a good death
B. Morality
C. Euthanasia as a fundamental human right.
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Conclusion
Running head: LIFE AND DEATH ISSUES
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Life and Death Issues
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LIFE AND DEATH ISSUES
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Life and Death Issues
Among the most controversial issues in the society today, the death penalty, abortion, and
euthanasia make the top three in many people’s lists. The three are major life and death issues
thus ranking highly in the list of controversy. Primarily, the argument behind the three issues is
that of morals and beliefs. They all seek answers as for whether a person is justified to take
another human’s life. Proponents of the three matters may argue that death penalty reduces crime
while abortion could save a woman’s life. Further, euthanasia is seen as mercy killing which is
often requested by the patient...