Medical Ethics : Sanctity of Life vs Quality of Life

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  • Created on: 14-03-22 09:38
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  • Sanctity of life vs Quality of Life
    • Sanctity of life
      • Argument that life is sacred and has a God-given purpose
      • Singer  REJECTS the sanctity of life argument as absolutist and dependent on an outdated Christian view of ethics
        • Also rejects the idea that humans are a 'special' form of life and
    • Quality of Life
      • The idea that the overall wellbeing of a person is  an important factor in making medical life or death decisions
    • Jonathan Glover
      • He argues that the sanctity of life argument is still widely upheld, we make exceptions when it comes to turning off life-support machines

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