Midterm Flashcards
virtue ethics
develop good CHARACTER
utulitarianism
happiness optimal outcomes/CONSEQUENCES
deontology
following DUTY which means conforming actions/wills woth moral law
contractarianism
upholding and fulfilling agreenements and CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS
ethics
study of morality using the tools and methods of philosphy
metaethics
study of the meaning and justification of basic moral beliefs
normative ethics
search for and justification of moral standards or norms
autonomy
persons rational capacity for self governance or self determination
paternalism
overriding a persons actions for decision making for his own good
informed consent
action of an autonomous informed person agreeing to submit to medical treatment or experimentation
competency
ability to render decisions about medical interventions
euthanasia
directly or indirectly bringing about the death of another person for that persons same
active euthanasia
involve performing an action that directly causes someone to die
mercy killing
lethal injection
passive euthanasia
allowing someone to die by not doing something that would prolong life
remove feeding tube or ventilator
letting die
terri schiavo
euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide
vegetative state
hubby-take off life support (won)
parents-keep her on life support
was it murder? is it permissable?
dr kevorkian
dr death
activist for physician-assisted suicide
helped patients die via voluntary active euthanasia
2nd degree murder- 8yrs prison
roe v wade
right to privacy to a womans decision to have an abortion
pro choice vs pro life
who, when, where, how
oregons death with dignity act
terminally ill adults may get prescriptions from physicians for lethal drugs and self administer them
18+
oregon resident
capable
diagnosed (death within in 6mos)
dworkin
paternalism
society may restrict person liberties for self-protection or prevention of harm to others
goldman
paternalism
strong medical paternalism is unjustified
make decisions for self-interest
newton
traditional nurse
rejects contemporary model of nurse as an autonomous professional (argue against physician)
nurse is the caregiver: subservient to physician
kuhse
subservience of nurse?
nurse doesnt always have to be subservient to physician
question authority vs subservience
thomasma
truthtelling
truth-telling is “a right, a utility, and a kindess”
survival of individual and community
lipkin
truthtelling
telling whole truth may do more harm than good
lie about medical stuff because patient lacks knowledge