Assignment 1:
Commercialization of Organ Transplants
Due W
eek
4
and worth
200
points
Imagine that you are a member of an ethics committee
listening to
arguments for and against altering the
way in which human
¦
organs are obtained for patients in need of transplants. A new policy to allow the
sale of organs by consenting individuals to patients in need and to medical institutions has been
proposed. Critics argue that permitting organs to be bought and sold is une
thical. You have been asked
to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants and to construct a
report with your suggested plan of action.
Use the Internet
to search for arguments
for and against the c
ommercialization of organ transplants, and then apply the principles learned in
Weeks 1-3¦
1 -include one of these
Ethics
Moral Versus Nonmoral Standards
Religion and Morality
Ethical Relativism
Having Moral Principles
Individual Integrity and Responsibility
Moral Reasoning
2-include one of these
Introduction to Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Theories
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism in an Organizational Context
Kant’s Ethics
Kantian Ethics in an Organizational Context
Other Nonconsequentialist Perspectives
Nonconsequentialism in an Organizational Context
Moral Decision Making
3-include one of these
The Nature of Justice
Rival Principles of Distribution
Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, and Rawlsian Egalitarianism
Libertarianism
¦
Rawls’s Theory of Justice
Benefits and Burdens
to formulate you
r report.
Write a three to four (3
“
4) page paper in which you:
1.
Briefly summarize the arguments
for and against
the commercialization of
transplants t
hat you
found in your research
.
2.
Formulate your position on
the
debate
of
whether
or not
the sale of organs should be permitted.
3.
Defend your moral judgment with a moral argument.
Identify the moral principle
that you are
appealing to in your moral argumen
t
.
4.
Determine which
normative theory best supports your conclusion.
5.
Use at least two (2) quality references. (
Note:
Wikipedia and other
Website
s do not qualify as
academic resources.)
Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements
:
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Be type
d
, do
uble
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one
“
inch margins on all
sides;
citations and
references must follow APA or school
¦
“
specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
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Include a cover page containing the
title
of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning o
utcomes associated with this assignme
nt are:
ï‚·
Determine
the considerations for and process of ethical business decision
making to balance
corporate and social responsibilities and address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
ï‚·
Analyze selected business situations
using the predominant ethical th
eories
, such as utilitarian,
Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision
making.
ï‚·
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.
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Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mecha
nics.
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