justifies hitler killing elderly, homosexual etc and the loss of losing autonomy can result in elderly neglecting hospitals
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active
lethal injection
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passive
wtihdrawal of food/medication
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kant maxim 1
can't universalise 'kill yourself' or 'if suffering you can die', permit active = reason
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kant maxim 2
end their pain is an end
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kant duty
hippocratic oath - cure or reduce pain
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kant others
sanctity of life, intrinsic right to live, moral law within = reason, no emotions = impossible
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natural moral law - no
against all precepts, ends doesn't justify means, absolute, let nature take it's course
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natural law - yes
doctrine of double effect
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utilitarianism - yes
rule and act = specific cases, principle of utility = greatest happiness for greatest number, rejects sanctity of life, life = no intrinsic value
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preference util
adult chimpanzee = more claim to life that a disabled child, VE = yes cause preference
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utilitarianism no
justifies too much = no protection, hedonic calculas = might find a cure, act = less general rules, no autonomy or dignity
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chritian - yes
'love thy neighbour', CofE 'doctors do not have an overriding obligation o pro-long life', 'every man's life is in his power' Job, doctrine of double effect, agape
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christian - no
Roman Catholics condemn – Pope John Paul 2nd ‘grave violation of the law’, against the sixth commandment ‘do not kill’, 'you do not belong to yourselves' Corinthians, 'none of us lives for himself only' Romans, sanctity of life
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bible = people who performed euthanasia
Samson (pushed pillars killing Philistines), King Saul (threw himself on sword on Mount Gilboa) and Judas (hung himself or threw on fire)
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case studies
1980s Dr Jack Kevorkian - assisted in over 100 deaths, 10-25 years in prison, all patients had autonomy and compus mentis, 2002 = Miss B = paralysed from neck down + ventilator, won case to end life
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