Judge the medical case studied in class during Week 7 in the Discussion Board

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Judge the medical case studied in class during Week 7 in the Discussion Board. In the video, philosophers applied the three major ethical principles you learned in this class: Kant's Categorical Imperative, Utilitarianism, and Virtue Ethics. In a five paragraphessay, apply ONE ethical theory to decide the moral course of action in the medical case of the premature twins studied in class.Apply the ethical theory in each paragraph to support your arguments throughout the entire essay. Not using the ethical theory results in an automatic zero. Using more than one ethical theory results in an automatic zero. (50 points) You have 4 hours to complete this exam. You only have ONE attempt to complete this exam.


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Medical case of the premature twins

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Medical case of the premature twins

UTILITARIAN THEORY

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Medical case of the premature twins

According to the utilitarian theory, the morality of an act is judged based on its
consequences. An act is regarded right if it brings happiness to the majority of people involved.
Applying the utilitarian theory to the medical case of premature twins covered in class, the
theory requires the examination of the social impacts of keeping the infants alive. If a large
number of children are born who are unable to take care of their basic needs and requires the full
time assistance of other people, this will strain the current medical systems and strain the people
who will be forced to take care of these i...


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