Several institutions, including the craft store Hobby Lobby and Wheaton College in suburban Chicago, have opted to decline birth control coverage to their employees or students because birth control use violates the religious principles of the governing organization. In the case of Wheaton College, the college has decided to end all student health care coverage in order to avoid violating the regulations of the Affordable Care Act. (See article below.)
In your view , are these institutions behaving ethically? (There is no RIGHT answer! You will be graded on the strength of your thinking and writing, not on the position you take.)
Write a persuasive essay of at least 800 words that outlines your views on the ethics of this controversy. See https://essayinfo.com/essays/persuasive-essay/ for information on how to write a persuasive essay. Use at least 2 resources to support your position.
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Grading Rubric
Assignment 8: Ethical Dilemma
Possible points
Student points and instructor feedback
The essay clearly delineates the ethical dilemmas involved.
30
The writing is clear, utilizes logic and reason, and provides specific and convincing evidence.
30
The writer uses his/her unique experiences or view of the world as a basis for writing or to connect ideas in interesting ways
10
At minimum, 2 appropriate references are used to support the writing and are listed according to APA 6th ed. formatting style.
Citations are included in the body of the paper to show how and where the references are used.
10
Writing structure is clear and follows spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation rules.
10
Writing assignment meets the minimum 800-word count requirement.
10
