It is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial standards. ... For example, the electrical engineer that designed the defective computer chip could act in good faith that it would be tested to ensure that it did indeed meet the required government endurance tests. ... If it was not tested properly, and did eventually fail, isnt the testing department more morally responsible than the designer or the assembly line worker that was in charge of installing the chip? ... The fact that National...

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However, one could make the argument that it is also morally wrong to pull the lever because the situation in itself is morally wrong and he or she would feel as though they were partially responsible for the worker's death. On the other hand, by that reasoning, simply being present during the situation would make him or her partially responsible for the other five workers deaths because they had the option of pulling the lever and chose not to take it. Therefore, you could ask yourself; "Would you rather be "responsible" for the death of the one person or five people?... A...

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Firstly, it fails the categorical imperative's first maxim; the universality test. ... Irrespective of the circumstances, the termination would be failing to do one's duty to preserve the sanctity of life and would fail the universality test of the first maxim (McCoy 2011, p.143-144). ... If having the baby will kill the mother, then in order to save a mother's life it can be said that a side effect of the medical treatment is the death of the foetus. ...

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After he witnesses Lupito's death, Antonio becomes worried with sin, punishment, and the loss of innocence. ... Ultima uses Catholic terms in her explanations to Antonio since Antonio is trying to make sense of Lupito's death within a Catholic outline. ... Is the Virgin mourning his death? ... Antonio's open mind allows him to realize that both religions represent different ways of making sense of the same issues of life, death, good, and evil. ...

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" Now, forty years of age, Trevor is returning to his incredible past where he must face the darkness of the terrible memories, and as he approaches his past, he meets a familiar voice in his head, one that Trevor must now test his morals against as he chooses to go back to his stirring town with this mysterious voice pulling him back into the past. ... As Trevor looks back on life, and the evident result of going back to his hometown for his friend's death along with the confrontation of his morality, he says, "My father, not known for his wisdom (though he took runs at it on the ni...

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Even the "data on animal cloning demonstrates exceptionally high rates of fetal loss, abortion [and] neonatal deaths; [experiencing] devastating birth defects [as well], states Schatten (Friend), vice chairman of obstetrics, therefore implicating much worse results for cloning of human embryos. ... Consequently, cloning would result in a high number of deaths and miscarriages among newborns; it is an ongoing package of damaged children and disappointed parents. The fundamental argument here is that embryos have a right to live and do not deserve to be in a continuing cycle of being destroyed a...

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