BUSS3053: Blood for sale- Case Analysis Assignment

Internal Code: MAS1113

Case Analysis Assignment:

Task: Read Case 2.1 'Blood for sale' in your MIB textbook (pp. 99-101). Then answer the following questions: 1.Tell me whether each of the following statements is descriptive or normative, and briefly explain your answer:

1. 'Business went smoothly and profitably...'
2. 'A commercialised system discourages voluntary donors.'
3. 'No commercialised system of blood donation should exist.'
4. 'Selling body parts, such as blood or kidneys, raises a number of ethical concerns.'

2.Assess the morality of a commercialised market in blood from the point of view of:

1. egoism
2. utilitarianism (act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism)
3. deontology (Kant's ethics)

3.In your view, which system of the distribution of blood is better—the US system or the non-commercial systems in Australia, New Zealand, or the British NHS? Explain in some detail why you consider your preferred system to be morally superior.  How did you arrive at this moral judgment?  You can—but do not have to—refer back to Q2 in your answer. 4.Briefly comment on the suggestion that context matters in all ethical decision making, including your moral reasoning process in this case. What specific context, for example, may be important in this case?   Is the acknowledgement that 'context matters' equivalent to a belief in ethical relativism?