Case No. 1 A dying patient is experiencing agony and there is no medical relief available. Her life can no longer last beyond a few hours at most. Will it be permissible to inject a drug to bring death quickly and quietly to her? Support your answer. Case No. 2 Rody knows that if he drinks liquor, he will drink to excess, and will use profane language, which will scandalize those that hear it. He declares, and truly enough, that he hates intemperance, and that he fears the evils of profanity and scandal. Nevertheless, he drinks liquor, and the expected result happens. Evaluate Rody’s responsibility of his acts. Support your answer.
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This will test your understanding on the basic ethical questions surrounding indirect voluntariness.
Express your thoughts in each case in not more five (5) sentences.
Case No. 1
A dying patient is experiencing agony and there is no medical relief available. Her life can no
longer last beyond a few hours at most.
Will it be permissible to inject a drug to bring death quickly and quietly to her? Support your
answer.
Case No. 2
Rody knows that if he drinks liquor, he will drink to excess, and will use profane language, which
will scandalize those that hear it. He declares, and truly enough, that he hates intemperance, and
that he fears the evils of profanity and scandal. Nevertheless, he drinks liquor, and the expected
result happens.
Evaluate Rody’s responsibility of his acts. Support your answer.
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