BIOETHICS LECTURE 4 Flashcards
Any organism that is said to breathe and feel with its senses is said to be ____.
alive
But life is not permanent and anything which is alive will decay and ___ someday.
die
___ and ___ imbibed into life by the individual act as indicators.
Ethics and moral values
The purpose of life is ___ and let live.
to live
Dignity is associated with ___ or ___.
worth or esteem
the end of all the actions of a human being.
death
a movement that promotes the ability to meet death on your own terms.
dying with dignity
what are the two major ways to die with dignity?
suicide and euthanasia
the taking of one’s own life.
suicide
when someone harms themselves to try to end their life, but they do not die.
suicide attempt
also called mercy killing
euthanasia
act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder or allowing them to die by withholding treatment or withdrawing artificial life-support measures.
euthanasia
refers to deliberately ending someone’s life, usually to relieve suffering.
euthanasia
refers to the principle that human life is sacred and should be protected and preserved at all costs. It asserts that every individual has the right to life, and this right should not be violated under any circumstances.
inviolability of human life
a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated.
inviolability or sanctity of life
a term generally used when a person is seen to be kept alive artificially in a condition where, otherwise, they cannot survive; sometimes for some sort of ulterior (intentionally hidden/future) motive.
Dysthanasia
A normal or natural manner of death and dying. Sometimes used to denote the deliberate stopping of artificial or heroic means of maintaining life.
Orthothanasia
legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end- of-life care ahead of time. They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on.
advanced directive
is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient’s breathing stops or if the patient’s heart stops beating.
DNR (Do-not-resuscitate order)
If you have an illness that can’t be cured, based on the understanding that death is inevitable, palliative care makes you as comfortable as possible, by managing your pain and other distressing symptoms.
End of Life Care Plan
It means allowing a patient to die naturally, without attempting to prolong life with medical treatments that are unlikely to improve their condition or quality of life. It’s also known as “good death.”
orthothanasia
refers to a situation where someone is kept alive artificially, often with the help of machines, even though there is no hope of recovery. It’s sometimes called “bad death” because it prolongs suffering without providing any real benefit to the patient.
dysthanasia
legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time.
advance directives
The desire to do the right thing regardless of the cost
commitment
The awareness to act consistently and apply moral convictions to daily behavior
consciousness
The ability to collect and evaluate information, develop alternatives, and foresee potential consequences and risks
competency
generate and sustain trust; demonstrate respect, responsibility, fairness and caring; and are consistent with good citizenship
ethical decisions
if they accomplish what we want to be accomplished and if they advance our
purposes.
effective decisions
