Should the surgeon kill the sixth man

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Assignment - Ethical Dilemma Discussion

Consider the following scenario: A surgeon has six patients: one needs a liver, one needs a pancreas, one needs a gall bladder, and two need kidneys. The sixth just came in to have his appendix removed. Should the surgeon kill the sixth man and pass his organs around to the others? How might a utilitarian and a deontologist answer this question?

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