23 Apr PHI-FPX3200 – Assessment 4 Robbing the Dead
Write a 2–3 page paper that examines the moral and ethical considerations of organ conscription policies and theories.
Do you consider the policy of organ conscription to be morally sound?
Write a paper that answers this question, defending that answer with cogent moral reasoning and supporting your
view with ethical theories or moral principles you take to be most relevant to the issue. In addition to reviewing the
suggested resources, you are encouraged to locate additional resources in the Capella University Library ,
your public library, or authoritative online sites to provide additional support for your viewpoint. Be sure to weave
and cite the resources throughout your work.
In your paper, address the following:
On what grounds could one argue that consent is not ethically required for conscription of cadaveric organs?
And on what grounds could one argue that consent is required?
Is the policy truly just and fair, as supporters claim? Explain.
Do you consider one of the alternative policies for increasing available donor organs that Munson discusses to
be preferable to conscription? Explain why or why not.
