Morality and the Law Unit 1. Morality ► Morality refers to people’s values, what they. ► Morality refers to people’s values, what they view as right or.

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Morality and the Law Unit 1

Morality ► Morality refers to people’s values, what they. ► Morality refers to people’s values, what they view as right or wrong. ► Generally ► Generally laws reflect the values that the majority of society share and hold. ► However, sometimes and be controversial. ► However, sometimes laws and morals may clash and be controversial.

Laws and morals that clash! ► Examples include: ► Abortion ► Death Penalty ► Euthanasia ► Same Sex Marriages ► Legalization of Marijuana ► Pornography ► Physical Disciplining Children ► Censorship ► Animals Rights ► Cloning ► Sunday Hunting/Fishing ► Gun Control ► Others…?

Conflicting laws & morals What if laws conflict with ones morals? ► In Canada, if you do not share these moral values, ► In Canada, if you do not share these moral values, you must still abide by the law ► BUT you do have the ► BUT you do have the freedom to speak out against it ► AND of the law. ► AND try to influence the changing of the law. ► In Canada, ! ► In Canada, laws do change!