Euthanasia Scholars Flashcards
Pope Francis
- Thinks that Euthanasia is not the correct response to the problem of human suffering.
- “Euthanasia provides a false sense of compassion”
Pope Francis
- Thinks that Euthanasia is not the correct response to the problem of human suffering.
- “Euthanasia provides a false sense of compassion”
Hippocrates of Kos
-Devised the Hippocratic Oath euthanasia is against the principle
“first do not hand”
Lord Carey
Dislikes the tendency to rigidly stick to set moral rules, contrary to the loving thing to do.
“Strictly upholding the sanctity of life would lead to a situation contrary to the Christian message of hope”
J.S Mill
-thinks that the only person who has claim over an individuals body id the individual
“over our own bodies and minds, we are sovereign”-Mill.
Kevin Smith
- Thinks that is ethically wrong to bring religion into a tragic human situation
- “we should not put idle threats of supernatural damnation into a tragic situation”
Dr Jack Kevorkian
- Thinks that the patient must have the last say over what happens to them.
- The most important thing in ethics is “autonomy”
Hippocrates of Kos
-Devised the Hippocratic Oath euthanasia is against the principle
“first do not hand”
Lord Carey
Dislikes the tendency to rigidly stick to set moral rules, contrary to the loving thing to do.
“Strictly upholding the sanctity of life would lead to a situation contrary to the Christian message of hope”
J.S Mill
-thinks that the only person who has claim over an individuals body id the individual
“over our own bodies and minds, we are sovereign”-Mill.
Kevin Smith
- Thinks that is ethically wrong to bring religion into a tragic human situation
- “we should not put idle threats of supernatural damnation into a tragic situation”
Dr Jack Kevorkian
- Thinks that the patient must have the last say over what happens to them.
- The most important thing in ethics is “autonomy”
