Natural Law
Natural law is the basis of most rights and liberties. Natural laws influence people’s behaviors and actions and their behaviors toward other people. In case 4 of Ruggiero, 2014, the Superior court judge ordered a woman to stop smoking around her son after the boy’s father raised the issue of the effects of smoking on the young boy. Based on natural law, the judge gave the proper ruling on this case. Furthermore, based on natural laws, everyone has rights; the woman did have a right to smoke wherever she pleased, but her child had a right to grow up in a conducive environment. The mother’s actions went against the natural law, whereby a mother puts her child’s interest before her own by smoking in his presence, which would cause health problems in the child. It is expected that mothers’ behaviors are meant to promote their children’s well-being, which the Sacramento woman did not heed. The boy’s father also had the liberty to raise the issue in court to protect the child’s rights and ensure the child had a healthy childhood. Accordingly, the Superior Court judge stepped in to ensure the child’s rights were implemented to ensure a proper childhood. Hence, it was a moral ruling.
Work Cited
Ruggiero, V. (2014). Thinking critically about ethical issues (11th ed., p. 173). McGraw-Hill Education.
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Question 
The Application of Natural Law
- A California Superior Court judge ordered a Sacramento woman to stop smoking around her 5-year-old son. The decision came during a custody dispute. The boy’s father claimed that breathing secondhand smoke could harm the boy’s health. Do moral considerations support the judge’s ruling?
Natural Law
Textbook:
- Ruggiero. Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues (p. 173). McGraw-Hill Education. Kindle Edition.