Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Christian Religious Studies Question 6

Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Christian Religious Studies examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Christian Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 6 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

An international pharmaceutical company decides to market a new pain‑relief drug that is highly effective for chronic sufferers but, in clinical trials, 5 % of patients develop a severe, irreversible addiction. The company is fully aware of this risk and proceeds with the marketing campaign because the drug will alleviate suffering for the remaining 95 % of patients. According to Catholic moral teaching, is the act of marketing the drug intrinsically evil? Justify your answer using the criteria for intrinsic evil.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. No, it is not intrinsically evil; the act is morally neutral and must be judged by proportionate reason and intention.
B. Yes, it is intrinsically evil; any marketing of a drug that can cause irreversible addiction is intrinsically evil.
C. Yes, it is intrinsically evil; the act is always morally wrong regardless of intention.
D. No, it is not intrinsically evil; the act is morally good because it relieves suffering for most patients.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
No, it is not intrinsically evil; the act is morally neutral and must be judged by proportionate reason and intention.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Christian Religious Studies Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Christian Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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