RS (Euthanasia)

Question 1

Reasons for euthanasia?

Answer 1

• diginity to choose how they die
• stop unbearable suffering -pallativer care isn’t enough
• help family/friends
• cut governemtn spending on life-support machines
• naturally they would be dead

Question 2

Reasons agaisnt euthanasia?

Answer 2

slippery slop- absoltuist ethical code is the onyl safe approach
-comaprabel to Nazi regime- this hasn’t happened in Holland
-duty to kill by doctors
duty to die- pressure from family/friends- burden

Question 3

Sancity of life?

Answer 3

god-given gift- go agaisnt god’s will is the same as condmenign the command of God (Natural Law)
Issue of eprsonhood- but then are mentally-disabeld people still count as people?

Question 4

Peter Singer argues with euthanasia its more about the?

Answer 4

quality of lif - not just from freedom but to retian self-respect
-this might pain might outweigh pleasure of life
sancity of life=absolutist
qualtiy- amoun of apin, immence of death- considered so more relativist

Question 5

suicide is not illegal so supporters of euthanasia argue it should be regarded as ?

Answer 5

assisted suicide

Question 6

voluntary when a patient asks for help to die is?

Answer 6

active- lethal administration of drugs

e.g. Diane Petty

Question 7

invluntary when the person’s freidn/family deems their life not worth living anymore is?

Answer 7

passive- turning off a ventilator or refusing food/treatment

e.g. Tony Bland

Question 8

Would Tony Nicholson be considered a person?

Answer 8

unable to form the simplest tasks, even though he’s able to move and the suffering he’s in=he doesn’t count as a person (should be allowed to die)