Ethical Code in the Article the Overcrowed Lifeboat

Ethical dilemmas create a challenge between two or more equally alternative problems requiring moral judgment. This creates both an obligation and dilemma for those involved. Living in such a globalized world with cross-cultural borders, races, and ideas; negotiating what is considered morally “right” can sometimes be very difficult. Both religion and laws have a major impact in ethical duties. What an individual may presume as right cannot be guaranteed by the government or political party. The Overcrowded Lifeboat is just one example in which all the ideas above come to play in ethical decisions.
In 1842 a tragedy occurred when a ship struck an iceberg and more than thirty passengers piled onto a rescue boat that was meant to hold a maximum of seven people. As a storm became evident and water rushed into the lifeboat, it was clear that in order for anyone to survive the load would need to be lightened. The commanding captain suggested that some people would need to be thrown overboard in order for anyone to survive. There was a great argument on the boat between the captain and the passengers who opposed his decision. Some suggested that the weakest should be drowned, as miles of rowing the lifeboat would take toll on even the strongest. This reasoning would also make it absurd to draw names of who should be thrown over. Others suggested that if they all stayed onboard no one would be responsible for the deaths, although the captain argued he would be guilty if those who he could have saved perished in the process. Alternatively the captain decided that the weakest would be sacrificed in order to save the few left on the lifeboat. Days later the survivors were rescued and the captain was put on trial for his virtues.
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...ld have an ethical say in their rights. We live in a diverse world and every person should be allowed to have different beliefs, values, opinions, and rights.
Ethics and moral judgment will always continue to be a controversial topic due to the different beliefs of those living around the world. One’s surrounding and upbringing is different from almost every human being; making no two people alike. As a health specialist it is our job to uphold the standards of professional conduct and ethical codes. We must respect decisions of others and be held accountable for our own personal mistakes. In the case of The Overcrowded Lifeboat making a vital decision with the lives of the people involved can be a major controversy. The question of whether a situation can be considered moral may never be answered and is left to the interpretation of the own solitary individual.