Euthanasia ***** Flashcards
Definition of euthanasia
Referred to as mercy killing
the act of killing of permitting the death of the person who is suffering from serious illness
What Greek word is the word euthanasia come from
Quiet death
What is voluntary euthanasia
Refer to as assisted suicide
When a person explicitly ask for help to die often due to a life limiting or terminal illness
What is active euthanasia
When a person takes a specific course of action to end their own life for example by taking an overdose
What is passive euthanasia
When life-sustaining treatment is removed for example a feeding tube or a respirator
This will be because it is believed that the patient would’ve wished for a dignified death or if there was no hope of recovery
What is involuntary euthanasia
Where death is forced upon a person for example during ethnic cleansing or the death penalty
Why might people want and their own life
People suffering from incurable chronic degenerative diseases might choose to end their lives before the illness reaches its final stages and are Unable to communicate with others
Some people want to cheat in their life before the most painful in life limiting phase of their own sets in
Some because I live with a constant an unimaginable pain
What is a living will
A legal document that outlines for medical professionals and next of Kin what a person wants to happen if they find themselves critically or terminally ill
It normally instructs doctors and other medical professionals to not resuscitate or intubate or use artificial means to keep a person alive
What are living wills sometimes like
Very detailed and specify exactly what point in a persons illness to stop preserving or life-saving treatment sometimes for live religious reasons and sometimes for quality of life considerations
What is a DNR
do not resuscitate order which is a type of living will
Why is euthanasia currently illegal in the UK
Euthanasia is regarded as either manslaughter or murder and his punishable by law with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
Is assisted suicide legal
Is illegal under the terms of the suicide act and is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment
Is attempting to kill yourself illegal
Is not a criminal act its self
Reasons why someone who helped someone out to commit suicide wouldnt be prosecuted
The victim had reached a voluntary clear settled and informed decision to commit suicide
the suspect was wholly motivated by compassion
