LESSON:2

ACTIVITY:2
PASSED BY: BENETTE
ESTRADA

1. WHAT ARE THE DILEMMAS

THAT COLLEGE STUDENTS
USUALLY ENCOUNTER?
Basically, it would be a limitless list for one to enumerate the dilemmas' he/she
have encountered in his/her early adult life, and in this case, 'college life'. With
all the raging hormones, the urge of start a more independent life, down to the
simplest detail as concealing your skin scars to look presentable for a presentation
that he/she is going to have.

In the Filipino culture, people more often than not, refer to this phase as
'kasama sa pag-laki' and is something that every individual is ought to
experience even once in their life. Nevertheless, every college students, every
young adult experience a diverse kind of dilemmas, depending on their point
views in life, and on how they address such issue by means of their own capacity.

Many could agree, that such dilemmas that most of college students encounter
is grounded on their capacity to manage their time, decision making skills,
engaging to other group of peers, and containing their emotions. This so
because, especially in the most recent times, college students and at their age,
they have been exposed to many different issues in the mass media, social media
and the likes, in a way that sometimes is turning into a toxic platform to the
point that it has the tendency to disseminate false truth and facts. That is also
why, college students at their very young age, becomes more intuitive, more
proactive, in engaging to issues especially to social medias, however, when put
on such situation starts to realize the hardship that it could bring to his/her life;
ignorance and vulnerability starts to float thereafter.

In conclusion, one of many things that should be stopped being treated as a

norm is an individual subscribing to other people's own definition of 'fun',
'happiness' and the likes. By having a genuine and authentic definition of such
aspects would help mitigate the adversities brought by such dilemmas in
someone's life.

2. IS IT MORAL TO END THE

LIFE OF A PATIENT, WITH OR
WITHOUT HIS CONSENT?
EXPLAIN.
The centrality of the question, relies on the significance of the existence of
'consent' to this matter. Personally, I believe that every decision of an individual
are self-defining, as to how he/she approach a problem and or a situation, defines
his/her generality as a person. Based on the question even so hypothetical, it
suggests that the 'patient' perhaps is someone related to an individual who is
entitled to decide on such position, say, a doctor, and or a family related
individual who can, and are capable of analyzing the current situation of the said
patient.

That said, it is only moral, and more importantly, ethical, that such decision
should be consensual, to either the patient. Knowing, that there are cases when
the inevitable outcome of a decision must be that a patient will die and where
that individual is a patient who can consent, then, that decision is ethical if, and
only the individual consents. And or in extreme cases, such decision will only be
ethical even in the absence of consent when it would be massively cruel not to
end life in order to prevent suffering which is in no other way preventable.

Moreover, treating a patient when not consented, but still capable of doing so
whether he/she wants to pursue such procedure is a clear neglect of his/her
fundamental rights to life, and make his/her own choices, thus, negates the ethics
of respect for an individual. It's not so much a question of morality in case of
unplugging the life support of a patient, but rather, a question of ethics of respect
for existence of a consent from either a capable patient, and or the family of the
incapacitated individual.

In conclusion, to prevent a patient to deliver his/her consent with regards the

pursuant of such treatment, when such treatment could postponed his/her death
and or sustain his/her life, when they desire, is equivalent of sponsoring of killing
them. That said, if the presence of a consent, and or adequate justification is
nowhere to be found, the result might be a consequence as serious as allowing for
a murder to happen.

Therefore, to address the question, "Is it moral to end the life of a patient
with or without his consent?" My answer is a firm NO. To allow such condition,
will only welcome risks of ending an individual's life in a way that is culpable to
murder, especially when a patient is a capable human person, and is intently
trying to sustain his/her life even with the least chance of survival. It is just about
right to demand consent from the individual per se, and or from the relatives
who are in the know of the inevitable condition of their family, and the least
thing they could do is to help them rest from all their sufferings.

THU (10:30-1:30PM) - ETHICS GCAS02