Religion

In the movie, John Q, the main character, John and his wife Denise are faced with many different problems dealing with their suddenly sick child, Mikey. One day during Mikey's baseball game, Mikey falls sick and is diagnosed with a malfunctioning heart. John then begins to search for a way to get Mikey's name on the list for a heart transplant. The actions leading up to Mikey's transplant, however, may or may not be considered moral actions in the Church's eyes. In order to determine whether an action is immoral or moral, one most consider the intent, object, and circumstances of the action. The two actions that will be discussed in this paper are John taking hostages from the emergency room and Rebecca lying about the transplant list.
John, after trying various different ways to get Mikey's name on the transplant list, was starting to run out of hope. Soon after, Denise called him and told him to "do something". John responded to this by securing the emergency room and taking hostages, which is immoral. However, John's desired outcome or intention was to save his son's life, whic...