Euthanasia Flashcards
1
Q
Euthanasia is
A
helping a person die as they are suffering and have no quality of life
2
Q
active
A
do something to end someone’s life eg overdose, injection
3
Q
passive
A
don’t kill them but don’t keep their life longer than it should eg don’t cure them with antibiotics
4
Q
voluntary
A
ask someone to help them end a life
5
Q
not voluntary
A
when a person is in a coma and you can’t ask them to end their life
6
Q
is euthanasia legal in the UK
A
no.
7
Q
the law of double effect
A
turning off their life support
8
Q
christian believe that euthanasia is
A
wrong and should be illegal as
“all life is sacred”
and
“thy shall not kill”
9
Q
muslims believe that Euthanasia is
A
wrong
“nor take life that allah has made sacred”
and
“sinners will be in the punishment of hell”
