PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes -Universalizability, John Stuart Mill, Kantian Ethics
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What is morally just and accepted in society today. Whats and whys (a question of guidance) we ask when we undergo a task. In medical ethics, we not only evaluate the moral reasoning but we evaluate how we should respond to certain situations within the medical field. Medical ethics can be classed as a separate field from ethics but it overlaps in many similar ways and generally refers to the basic principles of ethics. Elizabeth macdonald, from windsor, on has severe multiple sclerosis, mobility issues and her throat has recently become paralyzed. Switzerland and is given barbiturates under supervision of medical facility. In canada, assisting a person to commit suicide is illegal. Dax cowart, 25yrs old burned severely on 65% of his body, repeatedly throughout hus entire painful treatment asked to be left to die (attempted twice after his recovery)
