CUNY Lehman College Tracy Argument Reconstruction Analysis

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Using the link, choose any argument EXCEPT Baby Theresa case and reconstruct the argument and give your analysis. An outline of the 2 page paper will be provided to you.file:///Users/jackiebrea/Downloads/combinepdf%20(1).pdf

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Premise 1: If it is within our reach, we should save as many lives as we can. Premise 2: According to the doctors, without intervention the conjoined twins Jodie and Mary would die within six months. They believed Jodie had better chances to live if they operate on the twins. Conclusion: Therefore, the court’s decision to perform the operation was the right thing to do. This argument is valid because the premises are providing logical support to the conclusion. Now we have to check the soundness of the argument. In order to prove that the argument is sound, we have to prove that premise 1 and premise 2 are true. In premise 1, it is evident that it is a general moral principle. If we have the means to save someone from dying, it is our responsibility and moral duty to do our part. In this particular case, the doctors were confident enough to save one of the twins and they preferred to save one of twins instead of losing both of them. So, premise 1 is basic and uncontroversial enough to be regarded as true. In premise 2 we can see that the doctors are saying that the conjoined twins would die within six months without operation. Mary and Jodie were joined at the lower abdomen. Their spines were fused and they had only one heart and one pair of lungs between them. Jodie was providing blood for Mary. It is supported by the past records and medical history that most of the conjoined twins die shortly after birth. It was very unlikely that both of them would survive if they are kept in such position. According to the medical professionals and science, the success rate of operating on conjoined twins depend on how they are attached to each other. In this particular case there were higher chances of survival of Jodie because she was the stronger of the two. That’s why the doctors decided to operate in order to save Jodie. It is evident that due to the operation Mary had to die early. Mary would not have survived for long due to her medical conditions and weakness. Her body was unable to sustain her life. She was not even able to provide blood to her body, it was Jodie who did it. We can come to terms that Mary had little to no chances to survive. So, premise 2 can also be regarded as true. Since both the premises are true, we can conclude that the court’s decision to perform the operation was the right thing to do. Instead of losing two precious lives, the court opted to save as many as they could. It was within doctor’s reach that they could save one of them. Thus, we can assert that the argument is sound.
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Tracy Latimer Argument
Premise 1: Discrimination against the handicapped is wrong, and they have a right to live
regardless of their condition.
Premise 2: According to Saskatoon Voice of People president, Tracy was killed by his
father, Robert Latimer, because she was disabled, which was highly discriminatory.
Every human being should be given the same respect and chance to live regardless of their
situation.
Conclusion: Therefore, the Supreme Court of Canada's decision for compulsory
incarceration to Latimer for 10 years was reasonable. The claims given to justify Tracy's
father's arrest are valid; however, t...


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