Question

Martha, as a home-service medical care volunteer, has cared for George through the final weeks of his fatal illness. Just before he died, George told Martha where a large sum of money he had accumulated was stored. He asked her to see that the money was given to the Society for Protection against Alien Control of the Earth (SPACE). Since George's illness did not affect his mental capacity, she agreed. But now that he has died, she is considering using the money to support the activities of the local Hunger Task Force, an organization that provides donated food to those who need it. George has no surviving friends or relatives, and no one else knows about the money. He left no written will.
i) What will you do in this situation if you were Martha?
ii) Describe your argument in the light of an ethical theories that we covered in out course.
Which ethical theory did you choose?
iii) Explain your choice of ethical theories with contrast to other ethical theories with
respect to the given situation.

Answer 1

Answer:

If i was Martha i would donate the money to the Hunger Task Force, since he left no written will and told no one else about the money, it wouldnt effect anything if the money was donated to SPACE or Hunger Task Force other than people go hungry if she doesnt. It is going to a good cause after all