Revisit the ethical dilemma you identified in Learning Activity 2. In 3 – 4 complete sentences, discuss the event or situation, what the outcome was, and how it was addressed (or if it was addressed).
Next, consider: What ethical theories and theorists were most “at play†in this situation?
That is, in this situation, which theories would help someone the most with making an ethical decision? Which theories seem to have influenced the decisions the major actors made?
Learning Activity 2-The healthcare system’s dealings with Terri Schiavo and her family when her husband sought to remove her from life support in 2005 (Joan Didion, “The Case of Theresa Schiavo,” New York Review of Books). http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2005/06/09/the-case-of-theresa-schiavo/
