A2b Ethics Lesson 3

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Unit 8: Ethics

Lesson 3 

A2b

2024-2025

Why do we have laws?

Are religious people allowed to break the law?

Yes

No

What reasons might religious people have to break to law?

Activity/ Homework

1. 'Religious people should follow religious laws over society's laws.'
2. Irena Sendler (1910-2008). Find out what she did, how it broke the law, and why she thought it was a good thing to break the law.

Objectives

You will....

• understand the term 'sanctity of life'
• explore how the belief in sanctity of life can influence our decisions
• reflect on why sanctity of life issues can be very complicated
• Start with an EIO assignment

Just how special is life?

Activity

To read page 226

Pick a side

1. We should take the life of any convicted murderer using the death penalty.
2. Couples should not use contraception to prevent life being started.
3. Someone with a terminal illness should be allowed to choose to die when they want.
4. No animal should be killed just to put food on our plates.
5. Rainforest trees should be cut down. People need the land and money from selling them. 

Activity

Read the 3 scenarios on page 227. Answer the following questions:

1. How is sanctity of life involved here?
2. Is there any conflict between the sanctity of life of different parties within the scenario?
3. What would their 'solution' be (different path or same)?

Eio Assignment

1. Go to Teams
   
2. Read the Eio assignment
3. Any questions?

Explain the concept of 'sanctity of life'