Critically compare situations in which lawyers and physicians may wish to withhold their services. Do you believe that physicians and lawyers are professionally and morally obligated to provide their services to those in need? In what way are these professions/professionals similar and different in this regard?
Research your topic in the broader philosophical literature, and write a critical paper aiming to resolve the issue posed by considering a range of possible positions on the issue. In your analysis, you will defend and develop your argument(s) in support of a position on the issue by considering any relevant considerations that have bearing on determining the best position from an ethical point of view. Further, you will provide arguments and reasons that also show why the positions that you reject are less satisfactory from an ethical perspective than the position you defend. The argument(s) and reasons of your analysis will include considerations regarding relevant factual claims, ethical values and principles, as well as ethically significant consequences or implications of a position. You are strongly encouraged to make use of ethical theories if applicable to the analysis. You will incorporate and properly document your research material in the paper, as appropriate, which should demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issues in the philosophical literature surrounding that topic. The goal of this assignment is to defend the most ethically satisfactory position on your chosen issue as well as showing why the alternative positions are ethically less satisfactory. as you work through the stages of completing this assignment.