Euthanasia

Question 1

What is physician assisted suicide?

Answer 1

Voluntary termination of one’s own life by administration of a letha substance with direct or indirect assistance of a physician
Providing competent patient with prescription with primary intention of ending their own life

Question 2

What is active euthanasia?

Answer 2

Doctor administers lethal dose of medication to patient

Question 3

What is passive euthanasia?

Answer 3

Withholding or withdrawing treatment necessary t maintain life

Question 4

What is voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 4

Person makes conscious decision to die and asks for help to do so

Question 5

What is non-voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 5

Person unable to give consent themselves, so another person makes decision on their behalf, often because ill person has previously expressed a wish for their life to end in such circumstances

Question 6

What is the legislation against euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in the UK?

Answer 6

England and wales= 14 year sentence

Scotland= murder charge