Ethics 220

Week 9 Assignment – Applied Ethics Essay

Instructions

In this assignment, you will flesh out the outline you created in the previous assignment. Develop a 750-word essay in response to one of the questions posed at the end of your chosen case.

· Summarize the case and the values at stake in it.

· Summarize relevant facts of the case.

· Clarify concepts used to analyze the case.

· Justify the ethical standard applied to the case.

· State a clear position on the moral question presented.

· Include at least four references to support your position.

Structure your essay as follows:

· An introduction that briefly describes the moral question under consideration.

· A thesis statement that is the moral question itself.

· A second well-crafted paragraph stating the facts relevant to the question.

· A third well-crafted paragraph that clarifies all concepts where mutual understanding is required to avoid equivocation on terms.

. For example, in the abortion debate, the word fetus would need to be clarified in a manner that gives the status with regard to personhood.

· A fourth paragraph that explicitly states the standard from the moral theory you are appealing to.

. You should explain the standard using moral theory.

· A conclusion that states in the prescriptive terms what you think people should do in this case.

. This should be a very clear, well-crafted statement.

. All the supporting information you have written about in the rest of your essay should lead up to this statement.

. For example, “The fetus should not be aborted past the first trimester of a woman’s pregnancy.”