Ethics?

Is it wrong to pull the ventilator on an elderly man who's family says no? Do doctors have the right to go above your own wishes? Should Gay communities be allowed to marry? Is population control humane? Heck, I don't know! I mean, I have my own personal views but they have so far never involved me to the point where I have had to use my ethical decision making. Even if I had to choose right now, how do I know if yes is the right answer or if no is the right answer? I don't & I think that is the point of Ethics.

To me, there is no wrong or right answer. It simply means that in those situations, we choose what makes us more comfortably sound in our decision. I am excited to take an ethics course (plus it is required for a common study) but at the same time I think: "How do I write a paper on which is the right choice?". Say I was the doctor overseeing a preemie born at 25 weeks & the family decided that they wanted to pull the ventilator and assign the infant as DNR. Depending on the consequences or pro' & con's of each scenario, I most likely could not be the one to make that decision. And at that point, I probably would just have to shut my mouth and let the family decide. But what if my ethics collided with theirs. Who is right, who is wrong? and would that family be making a decision they could live with forever? All I can say is WHO KNOWS!?

This assignment will be tough for me because I do not think my opinions alone will carry me. I think it always just depends. As with the infant, it would depend on whether or not they would be in a long term coma or if they would be blind, etc. Is quality of life better than quantity? I believe there is no answer that will solve world peace or make these types of ethical issues easier to handle. To me, there is no answer above all answers. Ethics is more than any one can handle and I hope my values, and morals stay put.

"A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true."
Socrates