Euthanasia Keyword Test Flashcards
Active Euthanasia
deliberate action performed by a third party to kill a person,
dignity
the worth or quality of life , which can be linked to sanctity or freedom
incarnation
god became human in the form of Jesus Christ
instrumentalism
the view that something or someone is of value only if it useful and achieves a desired end or purpose
intrinsic value
means that someone or something else is of value to someone else
involunatry euthanasia
where a person is killed against their wishes, for example when disabled people were killed by nazi doctors
liberal principle
as developed by mill and others is that as humans are the best judge of their own happiness they should be given maximum freedom or liberty to live their lives as they consider appropriate
non volunatry euthanasia
this applies 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 cannot communicate but is in extreme pain
palliative care
end of life care to make the persons remaining moments of life as comfortable as possible
persistent vegetative state
a condition where a patient with severe brain damage is in a state of very limited arousal rather than true awareness or consciousness . The condition is usually regarded as irreversible
personhood
the quality of human life that makes it worthy - usually linked to certain higher capacities
quality of life principle
a way of weighing the extrinsic experience of life, that affects or justifies whether or not it is worth considering lifr
slippery slope
an argument that claims that is a rule is weakened , even for good reason , then what eventually follows if the rule id again weakened for good reasons will be highly undesireable
vitalism
the view that human life is always scared because it possesses a god given soul
voluntary euthansia
this applies whne a persons life is ended painlessly by a third party at their own request
