Lecture 3 The Debate on Assisted Suicide Flashcards
1
Q
Define Euthanasia
A
The deliberate taking of another person’s life to relieve their suffering
2
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Define Assisted Suicide
A
The situation where a competent person ends their own life but with the assistance of another person to perform the act.
3
Q
What is Advanced Decision/Advanced Directive
A
Where they can detail treatment they do not wish to have where it would not be possible to communicate wishes later on
4
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Advanced statement
A
Explains an individual’s wishes by talking or writing about them to anyone involved in their care or their family- not legally binding
