Euthanasia
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- Created on: 12-05-13 14:25
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- Euthanasia
- Utilitarianism
- Based on happiness rather than religion.
- Focuses on Hedonic alculus than sanctity of life.
- Mill - Focused on people who are still capable of higher pleasure
- Acceptable to euthanise coma patients who are in a vegetative state.
- Based on happiness rather than religion.
- Against
- Against social/legal/religious/medical (Hippocratical oath) principles based on not killing.
- Legalisation leads to the "slippery slope" analogy - if euthanasia in legal to some countries why can't it be legal to every country.
- Lead to evil motives
- Switzerland as an example
- Legalisation is too complex to maintain and manage.
- May lead to people not needing clinics and finding other methods of euthanasing since its legal.
- For
- Considered as humane and does not allow unecessary suffering
- Considers the choice of the individual and supports the rights of the individual.
- Benefits both individual and others that are closely involved - preventing unnecessary physical and emotional pain.
- Utilitarianism
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