Topic > Case Study Ethics - 838

The good produced in the first alternative was evaluated as one positive and one negative because anencephalic children can die peacefully but children who need an organ no longer have a donor. The good produced in the second alternative was evaluated as double positive. The good thing is that babies are kept alive on life support for about a day or two, which is about the same amount of time they would live without life support, where the organs are kept in perfect condition of functioning and furthermore, once a donor is not found, children are able to rest peacefully, prolonging the vegetative state. Once the consequences were determined, I had to select an alternative that would produce the greatest good, which in my opinion is alternative number two. I used teleological ethics during my decision making process. Teleological ethics is an act based on the outcome or consequence of the act. I used this type of ethic because I felt that harvesting organs from a terminal child to give a non-terminal child a chance at a better, healthier life had more advantages or disadvantages. More importantly, I feel that this would generate the greatest good for the greatest number of people