Euthanasia 1 Flashcards
What is the belief of the Sanctity of life?
All life is sacred because it is God given. God gives life so only god can take it away.
What is the belief of the Quality of life
The general well being of a person in relation to their health and happiness. The value of life depends on how good/ satisfying it is.
Which religions believe in these beliefs
Many for e.g. Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Do more Christians believe in these Sanctity of life rather than the Quality of life and why?
More Christians believe in the belief of the Sanctity of life because of their core beliefs on how human life is a sacred gift from God. They also believe in how God created his people in the image of himself. This means that if your killing someone, you’re basically killing God.
What is a famous quote on Euthanasia (that specifically supports the belief of the Sanctity of life).
6(The Lord gives and the Lord takes away ‘ -Job 1:21
What does Euthanasia mean
A ‘good or gentle death’.
What are 5 things that you should have for a good quality of life?
Food & access to clean water, rights as a person, a good income, all of your senses and someone you can look up to ( God, your friends and family and people who love you, in general).
What are 5 facts about Charlotte Wyatt ( baby Charlotte)
She was fighting for her breath, her parents were both devout Christian’s and didn’t want her to just die, without helping her to their most power (they believed in the sanctity of life rather than the quality of life, the doctors said that using a ventilator would be purposeless and therefore intolerable to her, she is fed through a tube and she weighs 121bs.
What was the law that was passed about baby Charlotte?
The law was if her heart stopped or if she stopped breathing, they should let her die.
Do you believe that the judge made the right decision?
Yes
How much money did it take the NHS to keep her alive
£300 a day, she obviously wasn’t a waste f money but that money could be used on someone who would have a better quality of life in their future.
Did she have a good quality of life then or in the future
No because her brain wasn’t growing (according to the article) which means in the future she might not be able to get a good job (one of the factors to a good quality of life) she would have been put through a lot of distress each day, not being able to breath and being fed through a tube.
Did she survive though
Yes!
What disease did baby Charlotte have
Meningococcal sepsis
