Which one of the following actions would be justified according to the doctrine

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Which one of the following actions would be justified according to the doctrine of double effect? O1 Foreseeing that your action would cause severe physical pain to someone, but intending to save the Ives of ten people 2Intending to satisfy your craving for ice-cream, but foreseeing that doing so will require the suffering of one or more dairy cows O3 Foreseeing that your action would require making ten people unhappy, but intending to make yourselfhappy O4 Intending to save the mother's life, but foreseeing that doing so would require the abortion of twins QUESTION 4 According to Marquis, abortion is: O 1 always wrong 2 prima facie wrong O3 morally permissible in the case of rape O4 All of the above QUESTION 5 According to Marquis, what makes abortion wrong? O 1.God disapproves of abortion. O 2 Society disapproves of abortion. ? 3·lf abortion were widely adopted, human enization would come to an end O4.The same thing that makes biling an innocent adut human being wrong Click Save and Submit to save and submit Cliek Save All Answers to save all aueers See Al A 40 8 8 5 6 3 4 2 S D FG H JK

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Doctrine of double effect is a principle of ethics, which states that if a action of ethically good has a bad side effect, then that side effect should not considered and moral action should be carried out.

Answer. Option 4. Intending to save the mother's life, but for seeing that doing so would required the abortion of twins.

Question 4

According to Marquis, abortion is not permissable in nearly all cases, as it takes away the right of fetus to have a "life like ours", but, if the future of the fetus has suffering, as in the case of a rape, as it would be deprived of all goodness in life, abortion is permissible.

Answer. Option 3. morally permissible in the case of rape.

Question 5

According to Marquis, abortion takes away the right of the fetus to enjoy the potential goodness of the future,in the same manner as murder or killing of an innocent individual would take away their right to enjoy their life of potential goodness in future.

Answer. Option 4. The same thing that makes killing an innocent adult human being wrong.

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