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Three people are in a horrible car accident and are brought to the hospital in critical condition. There is another patient just brought into the hospital for a broken leg. There are only three beds available in the emergency room, and one is occupied by the person with the broken leg. From a purely utilitarian perspective, what should the doctors do? A person espousing a purely utilitarianism perspective would argue that the doctors should give the beds to the three most critically injured patients because doing so creates the greatest good for the greatest number. A person espousing a purely utilitarianism perspective would argue that because the crash victims will inevitably contribute more to the depletion of Earth's resources, the doctors should allow all three critical patients to die. A person espousing a purely utilitarianism perspective would agree that the decision of whom to save or let live would depend on economic status. Since weather people lend to have a greater negative impact on the environment, the doctors should treat the poorest patients first, regardless of the severity of their injuries.

Explanation / Answer

Option b is correct, the reason has been given.

The utilatarean theory states that the action should be in such a way that it gives benefits to maximum. Since the severely injured people more require treatment than the one with broken leg, doctor should give them preference and the broken leg man can wait.

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