Euthanasia Flashcards
Who created The Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
What is The Hippocratic Oath
‘I will not prescribe a deadly drug to please someone, nor give advice that may cause his death’‘I will not prescribe a deadly drug to please someone, nor give advice that may cause his death’
What is the Greek meaning for ‘Euthanasia’
‘Good Death’
What does The 1961 Suicide Act say about committing Suicide
“It is a crime for a person to commit suicide”
What does The 1961 Suicide Act say about aiding in Suicide
“A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of another shall be liable”
Define Vitalism
The theory that the origin and phenomena of life are dependent on a force or principle distinct from purely chemical or physical forces
Define Suicide
When a person dies as a direct result of their own voluntary action
Give an example of Suicide
If someone were to hang themselves
Define Assisted Suicide
When a person dies as a direct result of their own voluntary action but with the help of another person
Give an example of Assisted Suicide
Helping someone to kill themselves by providing lethal drugs
Define Physician Aided Suicide
When a person dies as a direct result of their own voluntary action but with the help of a doctor or physician
Give an example of Physician Aided Suicide
A doctor providing lethal drugs to end one’s life
Define Physician aid in dying
When a person’s death is hastened but not directly caused by the aid (for example, medication) of a doctor or physician
Give an example of Physician aid in dying
Providing drugs to someone who is already dying
Define Passive Euthanasia
When a doctor or physician withdraws life-sustaining treatment it indirectly causes death. Alternatively, the physician allows a patient to die by ‘letting nature take its course’
Give an example of Passive Euthanasia
Stop taking chemotherapy drugs to keep yourself alive
Define Voluntary Euthanasia
When a person’s death is directly caused by another person (perhaps a doctor) at their request and with their consent
Give an example of Voluntary Euthanasia
Dignitas (euthanasia)
Define Non-voluntary Euthanasia
When a person’s life is ended without their consent but with the consent of someone representing their interests
Give an example of Non-voluntary Euthanasia
A doctor may decide that a person who is in a persistent vegetative state should have their life-sustaining treatment removed.
Define Indirect Euthanasia
Removing treatment that is keeping a person alive
Give an example of Indirect Euthanasia
Turning off life support
What are the three main Euthanasia cases
Diane Pretty, Baby Charlotte, Tony Bland
