Do the Right Thing (Ep. 4)

2020-05-29

Life is full of ethical dilemmas – something that’s only made worse by a pandemic. Conscience, ethics, and morals all come into play when hospital resources become strained. But it’s not just the doctors and nurses making hard calls. Everyone is making ethical judgements about lockdown life: whether self or the common good gets prime consideration. What does our "moral community" look like? Do we need to rebuild our understanding of ethics? Listen in as Dr. Margaret Somerville, a bioethics profes...

Life is full of ethical dilemmas – something that’s only made worse by a pandemic.

Conscience, ethics, and morals all come into play when hospital resources become strained. But it’s not just the doctors and nurses making hard calls. Everyone is making ethical judgements about lockdown life: whether self or the common good gets prime consideration.

What does our "moral community" look like? Do we need to rebuild our understanding of ethics? Listen in as Dr. Margaret Somerville, a bioethics professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Notre Dame Australia, joins conversation on The Long Way.

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