PHIL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Conjoined Twins, Anencephaly, Brainstem
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Moral philosophy: the study of what morality is and what it requires of us: (cid:862)ho(cid:449) (cid:449)e ought to li(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d (cid:449)h(cid:455)(cid:863) If detected during pregnancy they are usually aborted. Of the ones not aborted 50% are stillborn. Approximately 350 are born a year and most die within a few days to: baby theresa (pg 2) two weeks. Her parents offered her organs for immediate transplant but florida la said she had to die first, however at that point her organs were too: the debate (pg 2) deteriorated to be donated. We should(cid:374)"t use people as means argument (pg3) Autonomy: the ability to decide for themselves how to live their own lives based on their values (pg3) When someone must make decisions for another they ask. These questions could not be answered in the case of baby theresa (pg 4) Theresa any good and she would soon die anyway.
