These open response writing prompts can be used as in-class reflections or as assessment activities.

a. What kinds of questions should we ask about abortion if we take a consequentialist, utilitarian approach to it? Present a consequentialist argument for or against abortion.

b. What kinds of questions should we ask about euthanasia from a deontological perspective? What might a deontologist say about euthanasia?

c. What do you think we ought to call it when a person takes lethal medication to end their life? Have they "committed suicide," or have they "died with dignity," or received "aid in dying"? Explain your answer.