Euthanasia Flashcards
What is the sanctity of life ?
This is the idea that life is intrinsically sacred or has such worth that it is not considered within the power of a human being.
What is the quality of life?
The quality of life is a way of judging the extrinsic experience of life , that affects or justifies whether or not it is worth continuing life.
What is personhood?
Personhood is the quality of human life that makes it worthy.
What is voluntary euthanasia?
Voluntary euthanasia is when a person’s life is ended painlessly by a third party at the person’s own request.
What is non voluntary euthanasia ?
This is when a person is unable to express their wish to die but there are reasonable grounds for ending their life painlessly, for example if a person is in extreme pain.
What is involuntary euthanasia ?
This is where a person is killed against their wishes , for example when disabled people were killed by Nazi doctors.
What is active euthanasia?
Active euthanasia is a deliberate action performed by a third party to kill a person, for example by lethal injection. This is illegal in the UK.
What is an non treatment decision ?
This is the decision medical professionals make to withhold or withdraw medical treatment or life support that is keeping the person alive because they are not going to get better or because the person asks them to . This is also called passive euthanasia.
