trisha bouchard, orlando bustos, priscilla correa, jeremy mah, yves prosperine-laflamme
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Trisha Bouchard, Orlando Bustos, Priscilla Correa, Jeremy Mah, Yves Prosperine-Laflamme
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Case dates back to 1975 We are on the board of directors of a
company that makes transistors. Back then, several deaths occurred
due pacemaker implantation in humans
Several factors could be to blame, 3 in particular
We need to make a decision
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A pacemaker is a medical device that sends electrical impulses to regulate a heartbeat
However, it disables the patient’s normal heartbeat
If the pacemaker fails, the patient dies
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Creates pacemakers that give the ability to sustain life, and live a normal life
Require transistors for their pacemakers
Creating faulty pacemakers that are killing patients
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Patients require a pacemaker to live, as it is the only option
A basic right to live
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Due to this issue, the company may be legally responsible for deaths related to faulty pacemakers
Many members on the board no longer recommend selling transistors to the pacemaker company
However, they are the sole supplier available in the market, and could lose market share
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Does the right to life affect our obligation to look after our own needs first?
Deontologist position
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Advancements in technology allow for an improved implantable pacemaker
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Sole remaining supplier
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New technologies do not have proper laws or regulation
No quality of assurance for productsVulnerable to lawsuits and liability
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What would you do?
An action is right if it produces the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people
Actions are evaluated by looking at their consequences
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Alternative 3: Create legal contracts and regulations to reduce liability
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Continued to sell BUT: Increased standards Assured against liability "showing compassion without sacrificing
business...in this way they felt that they were serving the common good, protecting people's rights to a promising new medical technology, the pacemaker.”
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