Ch. 5 Euthanasia

Question 1

What is euthanasia

Answer 1

Literally means good death and refers to the act of killing a patient or letting a patient die when it is deemed that the life is no longer with prolonging

Question 2

What is active euthanasia

Answer 2

The act of directly killing a patient

Question 3

What is passive euthanasia

Answer 3

The act of letting a patient died

Question 4

What is the position of the American Medical Association on the ethics of euthanasia?

Answer 4

Passive euthanasia is sometimes acceptable while active euthanasia is always wrong

Question 5

Voluntary euthanasia

Answer 5

When the patient requests to die

Question 6

Non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 6

Incapable of deciding whether or not they want to die

Question 7

Involuntary euthanasia

Answer 7

Euthanasia against the patients will

Question 8

The argument from passive euthanasia

Answer 8

Active euthanasia is more humane than passive. If passive is sometimes acceptable, then active is sometimes acceptable too.

Question 9

The argument from autonomy

Answer 9

If a patient makes a well informed decision to die and requests a lethal injection, giving him one would be permissible according to the principle of respect.

Question 10

The argument from mercy

Answer 10

In some cases, Active euthanasia promotes the best interest interests for all involved and violates no ones rights. Therefore, active euthanasia is morally acceptable.

Question 11

Argument from innocence

Answer 11

It is always wrong to kill an innocent human being.

Question 12

Argument from divine domain

Answer 12

It is wring to commit suicide or active euthanasia because it would destroy something that rightfully belongs to god.

Question 13

The argument from fallibility

Answer 13

Active euthanasia will lead to people dying needlessly.

Question 14

Slippery slope argument

Answer 14

Active euthanasia is wrong because it will lead to other unacceptable practices, such as involuntary euthanasia.

Question 15

The argument from unnecessary suffering

Answer 15

It is wrong to cause pain and suffering for trivial reasons. Therefore, eating meat is wrong.

Question 16

The environmental argument

Answer 16

Meat production causes pollution, depletion of resources, deforestation, etc. people should take care of the environment. Therefore, abstain from eating meat

Question 17

The argument for hunger

Answer 17

Meat production takes away food for others. Not eating meat would create more food

Question 18

The argument from health

Answer 18

Consumption of animal products is linked with cancer, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, etc. Don’t eat meant.

Question 19

Appeal to religion

Answer 19

God let’s us eat meat. Eating meat is okay.

Question 20

Appeal to nature

Answer 20

It is natural to eat meat. Let’s eat meat.

Question 21

Predation argument

Answer 21

Other animals kill prey. Why can’t we? EAT MEAT