Utilitarianism's Principle Of Utility

The Theory of Utilitarianism's Principle of Utility states to choose the action with the best consequence for all that is concerned or involved. Since the state's priority is the public, it is understandable that the state of New Jersey had quarantined the nurse who had contact with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, which is where one of the most common cases of Ebola are, to make sure that the public is safe and do not potentially become infected. The state of Maine is also only trying to keep society safe and emphasized that the quarantine was only at the nurse's home for 21 days since her last contact with an Ebola patient, and then she can stop once the 21 period incubation has passed. It was not trying to establish a quarantine from the

By the state infringing the nurse's liberty by putting her in quarantine without her consent, then it is interfering with her liberty to decide by telling her and physically forcing her what to do, therefore violating her freedom. The nurse did not want to quarantine herself for 21 days because she found it unreasonable, unconscionably, and illegal, especially since the state of Maine, where her home is, does not have a lot of strong case laws. Society has a right to protect itself from legitimate issues of public health, but it can't do it based on only fear and paranoia. Not to mention, she was also tested negative for the virus twice already. Dr. Adalja from the U.S. government's Natural Disaster Medical System who specialized in infectious disease even said that the nurse is not contagious if she is not showing symptoms, and even if she was asymptomatic, she would have to pass along her bodily fluids to others to infect them. Officials' are not considering the established science about the Ebola virus and how it is spread and are carelessly demanding orders from the nurse, infringing on her liberty. The nurse said she was willing to take measures as well by deciding to follow the guidelines from the CDC to monitor her daily temperature and self-monitoring for symptoms, so she is still taking precautions. In the second example, this same problem is shown through the case of

Therefore, it is not right for the state to use the nurse and decide for her to be quarantined without her willfully consenting to it. It should not be mandatory for her to quarantine herself or be physically forced in quarantine for their means and purposes without her agreeing because her values matter. With the second example about the third-grader banned from her school, the city officials even threatened her father that they would have the police directly remove her if he had tried to bring her to school, and this threat is not only unfair and unnecessary, but it is also uncivil and ill-mannered, which degrades the dignity of the girl and her family and therefore is