Consider the following two scenerios. Formulate a philisophical response as to what you would do in each situation and give your reasons why.
Imagine you are hiking in a secluded region and you come across a group of armed thugs threatening to kill 10 people, who you strongly suspect to be perfectly innocent. The thugs capture you, and the leader gives you a choice. He says if you personally kill one of the prisoners, he will let the remaining 9 go free; otherwise, he will kill all 10. He gives you a knife and two armed thugs escort you to the prisoner. What do you suspect you would do and why?
Five of your loved ones require organ transplants to survive, but you are the only suitable organ match. If you sacrifice yourself, your organs can be used to save all of them. For the sake of the thought-experiment, assume you could legally do this. Would you do this, why or why not? Does your rationale rule out a physician sacrificing you without your consent for the same purposes?