Ethical approaches to PMS and EMS

Question 1

Natural law

Answer 1

• Reproduction is a primary precept and should be the main aim of sexual activity
• PMS and EMS are wrong as they don’t promote human flourishing
• Contraception is prohibited

Question 2

STRENGTHS of NL

Answer 2

• Clear rules surrounding issue
• emphasises sanctity of marriage and reproduction
• beneficial for the stability of society(children being brought up in stable families)
• Prevents unwanted pregnancies.

Question 3

Situation ethics

Answer 3

• there should be no rules
• most loving course of action
  e.g spy having sex with an enemy to end a war

Question 4

Kantian ethics

Answer 4

• people should not treat each other as a means to an end
• in kingdom of ends , marriage would be respected so we should here too.
  -truth telling and promise keeping so EMS is wrong