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  • Created on: 24-02-18 13:23
What is active euthanasia?
Actively bringing about a person's death
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What is passive euthanasia?
Withdrawing treatment
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Who said that we shouldn't strive to kill but shouldn't actively try to keep someone alive?
Arthur Hugh Clough
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Who said that if you actively kill someone then you're a murderer but if you passively watch them die you're not a murderer?
Simon Blackburn
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Who proposed the Killings in the Bath?
James Rachels
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What does the Killings in the Bath show?
There is no difference between active and passive euthanasia
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Who is an example of active euthanasia?
Reg Crew
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Who is an example of passive euthanasia?
Mary Ormerod
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What is passive euthanasia?

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Withdrawing treatment

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Who said that we shouldn't strive to kill but shouldn't actively try to keep someone alive?

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Who said that if you actively kill someone then you're a murderer but if you passively watch them die you're not a murderer?

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Who proposed the Killings in the Bath?

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