If you have never seen the movie Lorenzo's Oil, then I'll explain. Lorenzo is 5 years old when he is diagnosed with ALD, an inborn error of the metabolism that causes degeneration of the brain. It is was rare and pretty much unstudied at the time. His parents took it upon themselves to find a cure or atleast a way to stop his suffering. They did find a sort of cure that ended his suffering and gave him the ability to move and what not, but never walk or talk still. So were their actions ethical or unethical????
2006-11-05 12:35:07 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah G 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Give reasons why please....yes, it was done out of love and yada yada, but they put him in even more danger.. .
2006-11-05 12:52:21 · update #1
How can focusing on helping someone be unethical? I have seen the movie, and I found it incredibly touching that his parents were willing to do anything to help him. Yes they took a risk. But, what was the risk? He didn't have much quality of life, nor did he have much time left. Would you do any less? So if the risk was that they would cause more serious problems, how could they be any worse than what he was currently afflicted with?
2006-11-05 13:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by low_on_ram 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i ask your self brown have you ever study the communist manifesto? It seems as though it have been written final month with regard to the present u . s .. the reality that maximum of do no longer comprehend it relatively is nonetheless alive and thriving tells us how ignorant we are as a society. needless to say once I study the ignorant pap on right here approximately how taxation isn't wealth redistribution or wealth redistribution is going from decrease or center type to the wealthy i've got have been given to snort.the reason the wealthy get a greater tax ruin is as a results of the fact they pay plenty plenty extra into the equipment. How do you provide somebody that pays no longer something a shrink? And specific this is a start up of socialism while they collect from one group to grant to a different. we live in a constitutional republic and socialism will basically ruin that speedier. it would be effective if the socialists and communists might in basic terms circulate stay in Europe. From what i've got study England will settle for many every person.
2016-11-27 21:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I saw the movie, a long time ago. But it did stick in my mind. I think it was very ethical what they did. Who wouldn't do what ever it took, to stop their child from suffering.
2006-11-05 12:51:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ethical or unethical????
done with love and no suffering-those other two words don't even come into the equation
OH-HOW DESENSITISED YOU'VE BECOME
2006-11-05 12:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethical pur and simple. they did the rieght thing
2006-11-05 12:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by copestir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋