EUTHANASIA
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- Created on: 08-04-16 19:39
WHAT IS EUTHANASIA?
SUICIDE
ASSISTED SUICIDE / DYING
VOLUNTARY / NON VOLUNTARY / INVOLUNTARY
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
KEY ISSUES?
WHAT IS A GOOD DEATH?
CONSENT
ACT OMISSION VS COMPASSION
INTENTION / MOTIVATION
RIGHT TO LIFE
DOCTORS DILEMMA
INFLUENCED FOUR PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE BENEFICENCE
PRINCIPLE NON-MALEFICENCE
PRINCIPLE AUTONMY
PRINCIPLE JUSTICE
PRINCPLE BENEFICENCE
DOING WHATS BEST PATIENT
DEFINED MAKING HAPPY NOT NECESSARILY
IGNORES INTEREST OTHER PEOPLE / SOCIETY
DOCTORS CLEAR WHO IS PATIENT
PRINCIPLE NON-MALEFICENCE
ABOVE ALL DO NO HARM
DOCTOS STEAR CLEAR ANYTHING CAUSE INJURY / DEATH ANYBODY
PREDICT / WEIGH UP OUTCOMES ACTIONS
MAY RULE OUT RISKY PROCEDURES - HARM DEEMED
PRINCIPLE AUTONOMY
RESPECT WISHES WANT BEST INTEREST
PATIENT INFORMED - DONT MAKE DECISIONS / PERSUADE
PRESUMES PATIENT CAPABLE MAKING COMPLEX DECISIONS
HARD DRAW LINE AUTONOMOUS PATIENTS & TOO YOUNG
SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY DOCTORS
PRINCIPLE JUSTICE
ACT BEST INTEREST COMMUNITY
BALANCING RESOURCES
APPLYING LAWS CONSITENTLY - NO EXCEPTIONS
SANCTITY VS QUALITY LIFE
GLOVER AUNTI-EUTHANSIA FOCUS VALUE LIFE
TWO PLANET EXAMPLE
SAVING PLANET LIFE RECOGNISES VALUE
SOME ARGUE VALUE LEADS SOMETHING E.G. HAPPINESS - SINGER & MILL
ARGUMENTS FOR
RIGHT TO LIFE SO RIGHT TO DEATH
KINDEST MOST LOVING - SITUATION ETHICS
PEOPLE AUTONOMOUS - RESPECT DESIRES
ENTITLED PAINFREE DEATH DIGNITY
ARGUMENTS AGAINST
GOD MADE LIFE IMAGE - NO RIGHT TAKE AWAY
KILLING WRONG
ALLOW SOMETIMES - SLIPPERY SLOPE ABORTION EG
CHANGE ROLE MEDICAL PROFESSION
DEVALUES HUMAN LIFE
BIBLICAL ETHICS
GENESIS 1:27 - GOD CREATED MAN OWN IMAGE - LIFE INTRINSIC VALUE
PURPOSEFULLY & UNIQUELLY DESGINED TREATED END IN THEMSELVES - KANT
EXODUS 20:13 - THOU SHALL NOT MURDER
PSALMS - KNIT ME TOGETHER MOTHERS WOMB
SITUATION ETHICS
RELATIVE
LOVING - GREAT PAIN, LOW QUALITY LIFE
WRONG - SELFISH ACT, RELATIVE PRESSURE GET INHERITENCE
NATURAL LAW
SELF PRESERVATION - DEDUCE NO EUTHANSIA / SUICIDE
REAL GOODS - LEAD FLOURISHING - REFUSE END LIFE
APPARENT GOOD - HELPING DIE APPEAR GOOD - NOT LEAD FLOURISHING
DOUBLE EFFECT - JUSTIFY IF SECONDARY CONSEQUENCE PRIMARY INTENTION E.G. TOO MANY PAINKILLERS = DEATH
ACT UTILITARIANISM
HEDONIC CALCULUS WEIGH CONSQUENCES PAIN / PLEASURE
RIGHT LOT PAIN RSET OF LIFE - PAIN INTENSE
WRONG - SUFFERING DEPRESSION FAMILY FRIEND GREATER EXTENT PAIN
RULE UTILITARIANISM
GENERAL PRINCIPLES SPECIFIC ACTS PROHIBITED
KILL ALL SUFFER
PEOPLE FREEDOM DO WANT LIVES
PROMOTING GREATEST NET UTILITY
KANTIAN ETHICS
DESIRE DIE AGAINST GOOD WILL / DUTY
UNIVERSAL LAW
MAXIM - KILL - NOT UNIVERSALISABLE - LEAD EXTINCTION CONTRADICT LAW NATURE.DONT WANT LOVED ONES DIE - CONTRADICTION LAW WILL
TREAT END THEMSELVES
DOCTOR MEANS END WRONG - INSTRUMENTAL VALUE
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