Medial Ethics Flashcards
What is palliative care
When the old and I’ll are looked after
Christian viewpoint of palliative care
They believe that the elderly should be looked after and cared for
Provides alternative to euthanasia
Don’t take into account that the person could be in great pain
Argument against pallative care
Seen as prolonging death
Could be in pain and unhappy
Takes into account persons feeling and tolerance to keep living
Seen as uncompassionate
What is genetic screening
Used to diagnose wether a person is suffering from genetic defects
Should there be mandatory genetic screenings
Better informed choices for prospective parents
Reduces trauma for early deaths
Shows utilitarian viewpoint Takes into account overall benefits for society
Arguments for voluntary genetic screening
Mandatory causes descrimination to those detected with diseases or carriers
Mandatory causes an uncaring society
Mandatory increase social pressures
Mandatory argues that abnormal foetuses should be discarded instead of saved
Non voluntary euthanasia
Description made on behalf of patient on strength of situation
Does a child have a right to a mother and father
They have a right to two parents who love them but it doesn’t matter wether it is two females or two males. A male and a female. Or just a male and just a female as long as they care for the child
Christian argument for ivf
Brings happiness to people who can’t have children
Life comes from god. Anything that creates new life is good
Creates loving families
Christian arguments against IVF
God gooses whether people have babies or not
God could have chosen them people to devote their life to Christianity
Goes against natural law
Sanctity of life argument for embryos
Every innocent human being has the right to a life A human embryo has the potential to be an innocent human being
Start of slippery slope
Peter singers view on embryo research
Widely accepted by utilitarians
Even vitalists have to base there arguments on potential life position.
Arguments for embryo research
Utilitarian arguments started that the use of embryos is acceptable as long as it brings more benefits than drawbacks. Spare embryos from ivf treatments will be wasted so should be put to good use
Arguments against embryo research
Muslims
Life is sacred and is a gift from allah. How they treat living things throughout their lives will be a part of their final judgements Embryos are a person from the moment of conception. Has soul of allah
Christians
Life is sacred and that god chooses the person you will become so they find researching embryos to be morally wrong
Human cloning
Making an exact copy of another being
Reproductive cloning
Intention of this is for embryo to fully develop and grow in a human being
Thereputic cloning
Aim is to produce embryonic stem cells which will be an exact match for the sonar
Risks of thereputic cloning
Destruction of life
Donating eggs is painful
Is dining playing god
Yes because there is no benefits to doing it and no purpose
Would a cloned human be the same as someone who was conceived
Depends on wether there is complications because the clone could have problem. Would never be the same as original as they have different personalities
Omega point
Stage where humans are truly free and not dependent on nature
