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Applied ethics?
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Taking moral theories (virtue, duty, consequences) and using them to decide real, concrete cases.
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Biomedical ethics — the field?
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Applying moral theories to medicine: euthanasia, abortion, genetic engineering, stem-cell research.
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The three lenses on one case?
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Duty (is the act right in itself?), consequences (least suffering overall?), virtue (what would a wise, kind person do?).
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Euthanasia through the three lenses?
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Duty often says no (taking a life), consequences often says yes (ends pointless pain), virtue says 'it depends' on mercy and situation.
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Moral status?
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Whether a being counts morally, and how much — is an embryo a full person, a potential one, or just cells?
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Why is moral status central?
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Abortion, stem cells and genetic engineering all turn on whether the embryo/fetus has full moral status.
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Why can one case get three answers?
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Duty judges the ACT, consequences judges the RESULTS, virtue judges the PERSON — so the theories can pull apart.
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The skill biomedical ethics rewards?
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Showing how a real case pulls duty, consequences and virtue different ways, then judging which lens fits — not just a verdict.
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