Arguments for/against active Euthanasia
This mindmap shows the for/against arguments of active euthanasia
- Created by: Nisha~
- Created on: 06-01-13 17:38
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- Arguments for/against active Euthanasia
- For
- No animal would be made to suffer continual intolerable pain, so why should a human being?
- The right to self - determination - is it genuinely what the patient wants
- Feeding tubes simply prolong the dying of PVS patients and are just a form of medical treatment
- Against
- Improvements in palliative care make it unnecsessary
- Can one be sure it is real and lasting desire? Might it be due to feelings of pressure
- Feeding tubes are a form of basic care to which everyone has an absolute right
- For
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