Question

unit 4 — challenge 4.3: case studies
\genetic screening is morally wrong if it privileges an able - bodied child over one with disabilities. privileging an able - bodied life over a disable one is vice, not virtue.\
to which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
a.) virtue - based ethics
b.) egoism
c.) utilitarianism
d.) kantian deontology

Explanation:

The statement directly frames the ethics of genetic screening around the concepts of virtue and vice, judging the action based on whether it aligns with virtuous character (rejecting the preference as a vice, not a virtue). Virtue-based ethics focuses on the moral character of the actor and the definition of virtues/vices, which matches this reasoning. Egoism centers on self-interest, utilitarianism on outcomes/overall good, and Kantian deontology on duty and universal rules, none of which are referenced here.

Answer:

a.) Virtue-based ethics