Euthanasia Flashcards
oxygen deprivation that can be caused by hanging oneself
- Asphyxiation
overdosing oneself with some hazardous medicine
- Toxification
jumping from a building
- Blunt Force Trauma
making oneself killed by a train, truck, car or any vehicle
- Self-defenestrating
slitting one’s throat, abdomen, or wrist
- Exsanguination
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DYING WITH DIGNITY¬?
The ability to meet death on your own terms.
practicing of ending life in a painless way.
- EUTHANASIA
means “well”, “good”, or “easy”
- “eu”
means “death”
- “thanatos”
the person (patient) consents or decides for himself/herself to be killed “painlessly
- Voluntary Euthanasia
taking steps to end patient’s life at their request
- Active and Voluntary
patient voluntarily chooses to refuse life-sustaining treatments or asks such treatments to be withdrawn
- Passive and Voluntary
A patient with terminal ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) requests assistance to end his life as his condition becomes worst. After ensuring the patient is fully informed and their request is consistent over time, and all legal requirements are met, a nurse participates in administering a lethal dose of medication as part of a legally sanctioned process.
- Active and Voluntary-
An elderly patient with severe heart failure decides to stop dialysis, understanding that this will lead to their death. The healthcare team respects the patient’s decision, and the nurse provides palliative care to ensure comfort during the dying process
- Passive and Voluntary
the person (patient) cannot decide for himself/herself to die painlessly so that another person will decide for him/her
- Nonvoluntary Euthanasia
involves actively ending patients’ life without their consent and often against their wishes
- Active and Nonvoluntary
life sustaining treatments are withheld or withdrawn without the patient’s consent
- Passive and Nonvoluntary
A patient in a persistent vegetative state is taken off life support based on a decision by the family or medical team, without any advance directive from the patient.
- Passive and Nonvoluntary
T. Gary Williams considers euthanasia to be morally wrong firstly because it is an intentional killing and opposes the natural moral law, or the nature inclination to preserve life.
Pros
Philippa Foot endorse both active and passive euthanasia. Everyone has the right to life; hence it is what a person wants that counts.
Cons
endorse both active and passive euthanasia. Everyone has the right to life; hence it is what a person wants that counts.
Philippa Foot
considers euthanasia to be morally wrong firstly because it is an intentional killing and opposes the natural moral law, or the nature inclination to preserve life.
- T. Gary Williams
