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Does the federal government have a moral obligation to cover the cost of health care for individuals who cannot afford health insurance or whose health insurance benefits have been exhausted? Apply the utilitarianism theory to answer.
According to the principle of utilitarianism, the acts are considered to be morally right if it brings happiness and pleasure as the consequences and morally wrong if the consequences are undesirable. According to this theory, Individuals who cannot acquire their own health care, will require assistance from the federal government. Thus they have a moral obligation to do so as it would ensure a desirable consequence for these individuals.