In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, how might a Christian balance each of the four principles in this case? Explain why. (45 points)PHI-413V Wk 3 Assignment- Case Stud

In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, how might a Christian balance each of the four principles in this case? Explain why. (45 points)PHI-413V Wk 3 Assignment- Case Stud

1. The Christian worldview does not advocate for doing evil to anyone, even if they wronged you. It is a worldview that preaches love and forgiveness. What it requires is that only good should come out of the actions of anyone of us. It frowns upon retribution and malice. This is why Jesus himself answered when asked that the greatest commandment of all is that you should love your neighbor as you love yourself. For a Christian, therefore, they would rank beneficence on top of all the four bio ethical principles of principle. He or she might then place the rest in the following order: non maleficence, autonomy, and justice.

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The reason why the principle of beneficence would come on top when a Christian ranks the principles is because it addresses directly the concept of doing good to others. The presupposition in this instance is that the person to whom you are doing good is person you love. As stated above, Jesus in his teachings stated very clearly that the greatest commandment of all is that of love – loving your “neighbor” as you love yourself. I would be unimaginable to think that one would do good to a person that they do not love. It would therefore appear that love is a prerequisite of beneficence, at least according to the Christian narrative and worldview. PHI-413V Wk 3 Assignment- Case Study Beneficence is followed by non maleficence because non maleficence or primum non nocere is just another way of saying beneficence. It means the avoidance of harm to others who are in our care. Causing intentional harm to a person in our care such as a patient would violate the bioethical principle of non maleficence. Autonomy means letting the patient or a parent in a minor’s case to decide on the trajectory that their care will take. In the case study, for instance, the physician clearly states that James needs immediate hemodialysis. However, the parents are of a contrary opinion and decide that they would rather take him to a faith healing crusade. Nobody prevents them or forces them against this decision. The reason is that they have been allowed (as it should be) to exercise their autonomy on behalf of James. It can be argued that allowing a patient or their attorneys to exercise autonomy brings good to that person in a psychological sense. Lastly but not least is the bioethical principle of justice in the order arranged by a hypothetical Christian. Justice means treating people fairly without discrimination. In this case, after doing good to someone, avoiding causing them intentional harm, and giving them the voice to decide what happens to them; it would only make sense that they are also treated fairly to cap it all.