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A Vaccination Dilemma
Alex lives in the Federated Commonwealth of Cornucopia – a western style democracy.
Alex works for People Incorporated, a company whose employees work in close physical proximity to their customers. Think jobs like nurse, teacher, or carer for the aged or people with a disability.
Like most countries, Cornucopia has been plagued by Coronavirus but a vaccine is now available. People Inc has decided that, for the protection of its customers, its staff and the company itself, it must be able to guarantee that all staff are vaccinated. As a result, the Company decides to make vaccination a mandatory condition of employment.
Alex belongs to a religion which cannot morally accept vaccination, based on a link between the vaccine and cell material taken from aborted foetuses. Alex, politely refuses the vaccination on religious grounds. Since People Inc is not able to redeploy Alex to a non-contact role, it decides that, if Alex won’t accept vaccination, it has no choice other than to terminate employment. Alex points out that their actions violate the concept of religious freedom.
In an attempt to resolve the dilemma, both parties agree to submit the problem to an Ethics Committee for a decision based, not on law or constitutionality, but on ethical considerations.
You are a member of that Committee. What do you decide and why?
OB
Alex lives in the Federated Commonwealth of Cornucopia – a western style democracy.
Alex works for People Incorporated, a company whose employees work in close physical proximity to their customers. Think jobs like nurse, teacher, or carer for the aged or people with a disability.
Like most countries, Cornucopia has been plagued by Coronavirus but a vaccine is now available. People Inc has decided that, for the protection of its customers, its staff and the company itself, it must be able to guarantee that all staff are vaccinated. As a result, the Company decides to make vaccination a mandatory condition of employment.
Alex belongs to a religion which cannot morally accept vaccination, based on a link between the vaccine and cell material taken from aborted foetuses. Alex, politely refuses the vaccination on religious grounds. Since People Inc is not able to redeploy Alex to a non-contact role, it decides that, if Alex won’t accept vaccination, it has no choice other than to terminate employment. Alex points out that their actions violate the concept of religious freedom.
In an attempt to resolve the dilemma, both parties agree to submit the problem to an Ethics Committee for a decision based, not on law or constitutionality, but on ethical considerations.
You are a member of that Committee. What do you decide and why?
OB
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