This document provides instructions for part one of a three-part assignment. Students are asked to select a topic of moral controversy such as euthanasia, the death penalty, or abortion. For the selected topic, students should detail the positions of both sides of the ethical debate and provide at least two moral reasons for each side. Students are then asked to evaluate the positions from the perspectives of an ethical egoist and a social contract ethicist. They should consider which side each view would take and the justifications they would provide. Finally, students should discuss any relevant professional codes of ethics and whether there are any conflicts between professional and personal duties related to the topic.

1. What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic?
What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic?What would an Ethical Egoist say about
this topic?InstructionsThis assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need
to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a
matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project here in week three.
That is, further steps might require completely new and original text. At the same time,
completing each step will aid you in completing a future step or future steps. And, you
should use the same topic in all steps.First, select a topic of moral controversy, debate,
disagreement, and dispute, Examples of such topics are euthanasia, the death penalty,
abortion, cloning, etc. You can pick any such topic. It need not be listed here.Next, detail the
positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side
presents to show their view on the topic is correct.Now, we want to evaluate these positions
using the moral theories we studied this week: What would an Ethical Egoist say about this
topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify
their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to
your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. What would a
Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist
take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your
topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note
what you feel is the best course of action.Finally, reference and discuss any professional
code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for
nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic
involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties.Cite the textbook and
incorporate outside sources, including citations.Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 3-4pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double
spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2
scholarly sources in addition to the course textbooORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL,
PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your
computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on
your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous
misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in
silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is
advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten
corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12

2. characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins
or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended
number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large
margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines),
increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to
increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your
professor.The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on
the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white
paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to
follow your argument.