Which of the following statements best illustrates deontological ethical theory?
a. "I believe this disease was allowed to occur by a supreme being."
b. "He has become a stronger individual through experiencing the loss of his father."
c. "It would never be right for a person to stop cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) efforts."
d. "The chemotherapy did not cure this person, but it provided a better life for him."
C
Deontology defines actions as right or wrong based on their "right-making characteristics, such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice" (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). Deontology does not look to the consequences of actions to determine the rightness or wrongness of the actions. Determining the wrongness of this statement may be based on fidelity to promises and be-neficence.
The statement, "I believe this disease was allowed to occur by a supreme being" does not reflect deontological ethical theory. It is based on feminist ethical theory because it reflects a relation-ship between disease and a supreme being.
The statement, "He has become a stronger individual through experiencing the loss of his father" does not best illustrate deontological ethical theory because it is citing a consequence. It is based on utilitarian ethical theory.
The statement, "The chemotherapy did not cure this person, but it provided a better life for him" does not best illustrate deontological ethical theory because it is citing a consequence. It based on utilitarian ethical theory.
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