1. Its OK, Baby is fine. But there are lots of sick people in town waiting for a replacement heart or kidney. What can we do, Doctor? Decision 1

2. Carry an organ donor card. Or register as an organ donor. Then we can take your heart and kidneys when you die. Remember, it’s an ethical decision.

3. How do you make an ethical decision?

4. Imagine you are one of the Simpletons. You have been asked to carry an organ donor card. How will you respond?

5. My approach to ethical dilemmas: Weigh up the benefits and costs and choose the option that makes most people happy. This is the ‘utilitarian approach’

6. My approach to ethical decisions: Before I do anything, I make sure it does not violate other people’s rights. This is rights-based thinking

7. My approach to ethical decisions: Be caring and compassionate about people and relationships. This is care-based thinking

8. My approach to ethical decisions: I simply choose the option that turns out best for me. This is self-centred thinking

9. What are the problems (cons) of doing this? What are the benefits (pros) of doing this? Who is affected? Utilitarian What must I decide about? Conclusion My approach to ethical decisions: Weigh up the benefits and costs and choose the option that makes most people happy.

10. Will the decision violate (go against) any rights? How? What rights do we want to protect? (e.g. choice, freedom, life) Who is affected? Rights-based Conclusion What must I decide about? My approach to ethical decisions: Before I do anything, I make sure it does not violate other people’s rights.

11. How will doing this make their life worse? How will doing this make their life better? Who is affected? Care-based Conclusion What must I decide about? My approach to ethical decisions: Be caring and compassionate about people and relationships.

12. How important is this to me? Is this a good thing for me or a bad thing for me? Who is affected? Self-centred Conclusion What must I decide about? My approach to ethical decisions: Simply choose the option that turns out best for me.

17. Decision 2 Air travel contributes to climate change. The government urges families to stop taking any unnecessary foreign trips.

18. Imagine you are one of the Simpletons. You have been asked to holiday in the UK, and forget about foreign beaches. How will you respond?

19. Decision 3 Come and shop in our new store.

20. Imagine you are one of the Simpletons. You have been invited to shop at the new Fair Trade store. How will you respond?

21. My approach to ethical decisions: I simply choose the option that turns out best for me. Simpletons role cards My approach to ethical decisions: Before I do anything, I make sure it does not violate other people’s rights. My approach to ethical decisions: Be caring and compassionate about people and relationships. My approach to ethical decisions: Weigh up the benefits and costs and choose the option that makes most people happy.