Religion and life: EUTHANASIA Flashcards
Greek meaning of Euthanasia:
good death
Voluntary euthanasia:
Asking a doctor to end one’s life if one does not want to live
Non-voluntary euthanasia:
When one is too ill to request to die, a doctor will end their life in their best interests
Involuntary euthanasia:
When a person is able to consent but does not and their life is ended anyway
Active euthanasia:
Taking steps to end a person’s life
Active euthanasia EXAMPLE:
Lethal injection
Passive euthanasia:
When a doctor stops providing treatment
Passive euthnasia EXAMPLE:
DNR (do not resuscitate)
When was the “right to die” law rejected in parliament?
September 2015
What were the votes of the “right to die” law
330 votes to 118
“The Lord giveth…
…and the Lord taketh away”
“Suffering has a special…
…place in God’s plan of salvation”