Chapter 10: Legal and Ethical Issues Flashcards
1
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Ethical Issues at EOL
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- Acute therapeutic care
- Artificial life supports
- Feeding
2
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Ethical Decision Making
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- Patient’s condition
- Diagnosis/treatment
- Patient’s values
- Socioeconomic factors (costs, impact, etc)
3
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Ethical Responsibilities
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- Informed consent
- Privacy
- No harassment
- Commitment
4
Q
Ethical Assessment
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- Action (right/wrong)
- Outcomes (good/bad)
- Character (virtuous/neutral)
- Patient’s wishes
- Quality of life
5
Q
Euthanasia
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-X intentionally kills Y
6
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Active Euthanasia
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-X performs action that results in Y’s death
7
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Passive Euthansia
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-X allows Y to die
8
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Voluntary Euthanasia
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-Y requests death
9
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Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
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-Y is not competent to request death
10
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Involuntary Euthanasia
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-Y doesn’t want to die, X permits death
11
Q
Suicide
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-Y kills themself
12
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Assisted Suicide
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-X helps Y die
13
Q
Physician Assisted Suicide
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-Doctors help Y to kill themselves
14
Q
Principle of Double Effect
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-Intention it to do good, but ending result is bad
15
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Arguments to Ending Life
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- Prevent suffering
- Compassion
- Right to die
- Enhance human freedom
