CASE STUDY: Marcia is a 40-year-old female with multiple myeloma, who upon diagnosis shows great interest in having all

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CASE STUDY:
Marcia is a 40-year-old female with multiple myeloma, who upon diagnosis shows great interest in having all the information that is necessary to make a decision about further treatment. Dr. C plans on telling her that the response rates to chemotherapy with this disease are very good and that recent research has shown that 50 percent of patients can hope for long-term survival rates, which are tantamount to cure. The other 50 percent of patients die within a year or two.
Dr. C is deliberating over whether or not to tell Marcia about some preliminary studies that are showing over a twenty-year period subsequent to chemotherapy, 10 percent of those who survive the myeloma will contract a form of leukemia that is highly resistant to treatment. Dr. C believes that (1) the research is not
conclusive, and (2) telling Marcia might unduly alarm her and cause her not to take the treatment, thereby spoiling her chances for long-term survival.1
1. What advice would an Act-Utilitarian give to Dr. C in this situation? Make sure to provide the reasoning behind the recommendation (i.e. justify your answer). Raise an objection to the Act-Utilitarian’s argument.
2. What advice would Kant, who is using the Humanity Formula of the Categorical Imperative, give to Dr. C to do in this situation? Make sure to provide the reasoning behind the recommendation (i.e. justify your answer). Raise an objection to Kant’s argument.
3. If you were the doctor, what would you do? Why? Make sure to justify your position by constructing arguments.