Discuss your answer explicitly. You may use any ethical system to justify your claim. The baby or the townspeople? Enemy soldiers have taken over Jasmine’s village. They have orders to kill all remaining civilians over the age of two. Jasmine and some of the townspeople have sought refuge in two rooms of the cellar of a large house. Outside, Jasmine hears the voices of soldiers who have come to search the house for valuables. Jasmine’s baby begins to cry loudly in the other room. His crying will summon the attention of the soldiers who will spare Jasmine’s baby’s life, but will kill Jasmine and the others hiding in both rooms. If Jasmine turns on the noisy furnace to block the sound, the other room will become uncomfortably hot for adults and children, but deadly for infants. To save her and the others Jasmine must activate the furnace, which will kill her baby. Should Jasmine overheat her baby in order to save herself and the other townspeople?

Discuss your answer explicitly. You may use any ethical system to justify your claim. The baby or the townspeople? Enemy soldiers have taken over Jasmine’s village. They have orders to kill all remaining civilians over the age of two. Jasmine and some of the townspeople have sought refuge in two rooms of the cellar of a large house. Outside, Jasmine hears the voices of soldiers who have come to search the house for valuables. Jasmine’s baby begins to cry loudly in the other room. His crying will summon the attention of the soldiers who will spare Jasmine’s baby’s life, but will kill Jasmine and the others hiding in both rooms. If Jasmine turns on the noisy furnace to block the sound, the other room will become uncomfortably hot for adults and children, but deadly for infants. To save her and the others Jasmine must activate the furnace, which will kill her baby. Should Jasmine overheat her baby in order to save herself and the other townspeople?