Final Part 2, Genital Cutting

Part 2
In a second essay use the Case Study: Female Genital Cutting on page 15 of the textbook. Use a different three normative theories to do an analysis of the issue. There should be a concise introduction and conclusion in addition to the body of the text. The essay can be a paragraph per theory. The analysis should be about 2 pages in length total depending on the theories.

The normative theories of ethics are:

Virtue Ethics
Utilitarianism
Deontology (Kant)
Rights Theory
Ethics of Care
Egoism
Natural Ethics
In your conclusion, you may give your opinion which of the methods you believe is the best approach. Please do not make this a 2 page opinion piece but instead a 1.75 page analysis with a .25 page opinion at the end. You will be graded much more heavily on your analysis than your opinion. In addition, please do not use the little space you have to summarize the documentary for me. I’ve seen it. Use examples specifically and quotes when possible. Each of the normative theories has principles and specific vocabulary which you need to be using when doing an analysis.

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The above case study is a brief narration of one of the many girls who have to undergo female genital cutting in Sierra Leone. The story is very devastating since the narrator Hannah Koroma gives us a clear insight of the moments before the operation was done, how unsafe the procedure was done and the grave negative effects of the operation. Female genital cutting which is also sometimes referred to as female genital mutilation is a ritual carried out in parts of Africa,

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