What is a Moral Issue

Ethical Question

A question that challenges you to consider a particular ethical concept, principle, or perspective in your analysis

Ethical Questions

Are well framed by asking "To what degree....?" or "To what extent....?"

Ethical Question

As Why? or How?

Ethical Question

Goes beyond "Yes/No."

Moral Issue

Matter of Right or Wrong, good or bad, life or death

Moral Stance

My moral orientation or direction in life; what I "stand for"

Moral Stance

Often labeled as Pro (for) or Con (against)

Moral Issue

Situations that significantly benefit or harm persons (self or others), directly or indirectly.

Moral Stance

The position one takes on a moral issue

Moral Issue

Whenever you have a choice, and your choice may harm or benefit other people

Moral Criteria

Why I take the moral stance I do!

moral values

are often a singular word—a virtue, a principle or value: truth, justice, kindness, etc.

moral values

principles or ideals I hold that form one's stance

Ethical Question

seek to determine what one ought to do

Moral Criteria

the reasons for my position