Which of the following is NOT a reason that Beauchamp and Childress argue for drawing initial moral norms from the common morality when beginning ethical reasoning in medical ethics?
A) A code of ethics may be coherent without being morally acceptable, and drawing norms from the common morality addresses this problem.
B) Some moral judgments need to be accepted as justified without dependence on other judgments in order to reason about ethical issues.
C) The testing of norms, beliefs, and practices through the search for reflective equilibrium can help modify immoral social practices.
D) Cultures worldwide have been able to achieve the most proper set of moral beliefs possible because of their long traditions of ethical thinking.

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Beauchamp and Childress argue for the importance of common morality as a foundation for ethical reasoning, emphasizing its role in addressing coherence without moral acceptability, the necessity of some moral judgments, and the process of reflective equilibrium. They do not claim that any culture has achieved the most proper set of moral beliefs possible through long traditions, which makes option D incorrect.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason That Beauchamp