Euthanasia Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 types of Euthanasia?
A
- voluntary - patient has asked for it
- involuntary- without permission from the patient
- passive - doctors don’t directly take life but allow them to die
- active - doing something to end the life of a patient
- non-voluntary - a persons life is ended with consent of someone representing them.
2
Q
What is the UK law on Euthanasia?
A
Both euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal under English law ~ ‘Suicide Act of 1961’
3
Q
What is the Slippery Slope Argument and how is it applied to the problem of Euthanasia?
A
If a rule is weakened, even for good reasons, then what eventually follows if the rule is again weakened for good reasons, will be highly undesirable.
4
Q
What is the Sanctity of life Principle?
A
Human life is always valuable from the moment of conception until natural death - there are no exceptions, all innocent human life must be equally protected.
5
Q
What is the Quality of Life Principle?
A
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6
Q
What is Mill’s ‘Liberal Principle’?
A
Humans should be given liberty. They are the best judge of their own happiness.
