Module B

Question 1

What are the three classes of euthanasia

Answer 1

voluntary- person requests to be killed
non-voluntary- unable to express their preference so it is made by others
involuntary- wishes to be alive but preference is overridden

Question 2

what is active vs passive voluntary euthanasia

Answer 2

active is suicide, passive is requesting to die

Question 3

what is active non-voluntary eutahnasia

Answer 3

active steps are taken to end a life

Question 4

what is passive non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 4

patient is unable to give consent and is allowed to die

Question 5

What is futifility

Answer 5

meaningless/uselessness

Question 6

what is futility as value

Answer 6

what is futile depends on what ones values are

Question 7

What are brocks two arguments on killing vs lettign die

Answer 7

1. withdrawing life support is a form of killing (ex. a man that unplugs a woman intentrionally does the same job a doctor would do
2. withdrawing treatment is equivalent to not beginning it in the first place

Question 8

why is dying bad from a utilitarian perspective

Answer 8

dying is the loss of future utility

Question 9

what are two arguments in favour of active euthanasia

Answer 9

1. follows respect for autonomy

2. follows beneficience, or “well being”

Question 10

What are the seven arguments against euthanasia

Answer 10

1. it is wrong to kill an innocent person
2. there are medication that can take away pain and suffering
3. suicide is already a legal option
4. why bother caring for the dying when they can simply ask to be killed
5. euthanasia is incompatible with the doctors duty since it is to preserve life
6. will lead to other bad concequences
7. surrogates should not be allowed to decide because it could be for their own selfish reasons