week 10 death and dying

Question 1

What is Bill C-14?

Answer 1

Definition: The 2016 legislation allowing MAID for patients with a reasonably foreseeable death.
Key Points: Required 10-day reflection period and strict criteria.

Question 2

What is Bill C-7?

Answer 2

Definition: 2021 legislation expanding MAID by removing the reasonably foreseeable death requirement.
Key Points: Introduced Track 1 (death foreseeable) and Track 2 (death not foreseeable, 90-day wait).

Question 3

Libertarian View on MAID

Answer 3

Supports autonomy and fewer restrictions.

Question 4

Kantian View on MAID

Answer 4

Opposes MAID due to universal moral rules

Question 5

Utilitarian View on MAID

Answer 5

Supports MAID if it reduces overall suffering.

Question 6

Virtue Ethics View on MAID

Answer 6

Supports MAID for promoting a “good death.”

Question 7

What did Plato believe about the soul?

Answer 7

The soul is immortal and reincarnates into different beings.

Question 8

How does Christianity view the soul in relation to death?

Answer 8

The soul separates from the body, and only humans have a soul.

Question 9

What did Kant believe about morality and the afterlife

Answer 9

Moral duty suggests the soul exists beyond death.

Question 10

What was David Hume’s stance on the afterlife?

Answer 10

He challenged the concept of an afterlife, emphasizing reason over belief.

Question 11

How does Charles Darwin’s perspective relate to death?

Answer 11

He provided a scientific view of life and death through evolution.

Question 12

Transition to Brain-Based Death

Answer 12

The definition of death shifted from stopping heart/lung function to brain death, due to advancements in medical technology.

Question 13

Brain Death Definition

Answer 13

Brain death occurs when all brain functions, including the brainstem, irreversibly stop, making a person legally dead.

Question 14

What would Kantian ethics say about using a brain-dead person’s body for organ donation?

Answer 14

Kantian ethics would support organ donation only if the brain-dead person had given prior consent, respecting their autonomy and dignity.

Question 15

What would a utilitarian perspective say about using a brain-dead person’s body for organ donation?

Answer 15

A utilitarian might support it if it saves lives or benefits society, but would also weigh the potential harm to the dignity of the deceased.

Question 16

How would a liberal perspective view the use of a brain-dead person’s body for research?

Answer 16

Liberals would emphasize the importance of consent, arguing that the brain-dead person’s body should only be used if prior consent was given.

Question 17

What would virtue ethics say about using a brain-dead person’s body for organ donation?

Answer 17

Virtue ethics would focus on compassion and respect, ensuring that the decision is made with moral integrity, considering what is right based on character.