PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bioethics, Relativism
3 Nov 2016
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Lecture 1: bioethics with his parents until he died. longer. were religious and they wanted to do everything they can. Baby joseph was born with a disease; they can do an operation to prolong his. Another element is selfishness; the parents wanted the baby around a little. Prolife group sent their lawyers and the parents won. Baby joseph got operation and got to live for another couple months at home life even though he"ll die anyway. The doc tors said they won"t do it, but the parents wanted it because they. One issue in bioethics is taking into consideration people"s beliefs. doesn"t get to. Whenever you make choices, there is some criteria even if you"re not always. Ethics is ancient art and science of decision making. Business side: baby joseph going through the operation, someone else. Morals are the cultural codes of behaviour for a society. The healthcare system has to delegate resources. aware of it. theoretically, the morals.
