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32 Cards in this Set
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Double Effect |
It refers to an act desired not as an end in itself but as a foreseen effect or consequence of an act. |
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1. If the agent foresees the effect evil 2. If the agent is free to refrain from doing that, which is the cause of theevil effect 3. If the agent knows that he is morally bound not to do that, which is the cause of the evil effect |
All of these conditions must bepresent to make the agent beascribed for any moral liability |
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1. The Action must be morally good in itself. 2. The good effect of the act must precede the evil effect which is morally allowed to happen as a regrettable consequence. 3. There must be a grave or sufficient reason of doing the act. 4. The evil effect should not outweigh the good effect. |
4 Conditions to consider the Double-effect |
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Principle of Stewardship |
-Humans must respect the sanctity of life and the world - It declares that human life comes from God, and no individual is the master of his/her own body |
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Principle of Totality |
- It pursues the issue of the dignity of the whole person - It demands respect for the self and respect for others. - "Do unto others what you want others do unto you" - "The whole is greater than any of its parts" |
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Preservation of Bodily Functional Integrity |
- This is the principle of bodily integrity, which upholds everyone's right to be free from acts against their body which they did not consent to.- Practices that violate a person's bodily integrity can range from piercing a baby girl's ears or being exposed to toxic chemicals without one's knowledge, to forms of violence such as rape or medical treatment administered against a patient's wishes |
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Organ Donation |
Pope John I qualifies Organ and tissue donations as a heroic. charitable,and a praiseworthy act."As long as they are performed in ethically acceptable manner." |
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- Informed consent must be legit. - The risks must be equal to the good - The destruction of the healthy fuctioning is deemed morally wrong. |
General Principles |
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Extraordinary |
-treatments that could be acceptably be forgone |
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Ordinary |
- those that were morally required |
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Principle of Personalized Sexuality |
- It takes note of a humanized sexualty, onethat represents the fulfillment of physical and sensual need but also evidenced with love and sacramental mystery |
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- An appeal for mutual care - Meaning of SEX to the individual - Mutual experience of each other's worth - Sharing each other's being- Self-discovery as persons - An appeal for mutual care - Meaning of SEX to the individual - Mutual experience of each other's worth - Sharing each other's being- Self-discovery as persons - Making each be truly himself/herself - Pain of unrequited lov |