Discussion-Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues

Part 1

p 46 c3: Gay marriage is now legal in all states. However, many people believe that marriage should continue to be, as it has been historically, only between a man and a woman. Consider the case of the operator of a wedding chapel who holds that belief. If she remains true to it, she will refuse to allow gay marriages to be performed in her chapel. Yet her refusal could be considered discrimination under the law. Should she follow her conscience and risk breaking the law, or should she follow the law and violate her conscience? Explain your reasoning.

Part 2

Choose from Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, Case 11, p. 189 or Case 16, p. 181 and compose an 800-word written analysis in which you identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved. Take a balanced moral position offering a recommendation or a policy resolution. Please draw on any three approaches to ethics from utility, duty, rights, virtue, or care.

Once again each part needs to be answered on a separate document

Also there needs to be quotes from reading within the assignment

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word limit:889