Euthanasia Flashcards
law
1961
Pvs passive euth allowed
Hippo oath
- 82% in 2007
sanctity of life bible
10 comm Good Samaritan, Luke 10 gen 1:27 1 cor 6:9 OT covenant
strong sanctity of life
Lactanius, sacred animals
RCC - culture of death life is sacred (dec on euthanasia 1980) in conj with god plan diff between killing and letting die
(- PVs, living?
- James Rachels?)
weak sofl
gen 1:28
murder is evil, euthanasia is kind
PVS is not living
quality of life factors
fear
dignity
burden
control
people on personhood
singer - human life needs quality
worth of life varies
respect desire to live
no dist. of species
warren: reason, communic, sense of self
greeks: psyche, bios, zoe
glover - living is not enough
locke - need to think and reflect
selling - relate to others
kung - free will
criticisms of q of l
relativist sanctity of life varies ruins rel Macintyre, slippery slope (- Helga Kushe)
double effect
Jodie and mary
action is not bad
good = bad
reason = god
natural law
passive is allowed, double effect divine law is against 1) ordered society, slippery slope 2) preserve life (Aug, suicide is failure of duty to protect life) reason against euth apparent good double effect, intention
situation ethics
fletcher pres. 1974-76 cons and weak sofl (euthanasia - not always right) death control suicide = euthanasia categories: IQ, comm, concern, control working principles and 6 props
util
Bentham - HC yes if in pain
Mill - yes if in PVS, cannot experience HP
Preference util: speciesist, see singer above
case studies
autonomy
- diane pretty
- tony nicklinson
- baby Charlotte
- simon binner
double effect
- mary and Jodie
case studies which are exceptions to the rule
baby Charlotte
- against sanctity of life
alfie evans (april 2018)
- against personhood
- 2 years old, degenerative neurological problem
- supported by pope
- courts ruled against treating life
- turned off life support, semi-vegetative state but did not die - continued to breathe for a week before he died
