Euthanasia Quick Overview

Some quick flashcards to go over the topic of Euthanasia as part of the OCR Ethics course

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  • Created by: Berbtato
  • Created on: 02-03-17 10:29
Sanctity of Life
Idea that life is intrinsically good/sacred and has infinite worth
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Quality of Life
Measure of the exstrinsic experience of life, used to justify if living is worth it or not
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Non-Treatment decision
Decison to discontinue life-support or medical care due to the untreatability of a medical problem
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Active Euthanasia
Delibrete action carried out by a third party to kill someone e.g. lethal injection, This is illegal in the Uk
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Voluntary Euthanasia
Ending of a persons life painlessly by a third party with the subjects consent
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In-voluntary Euthanasia
Ending of a persons life without their consent while they can still decide, key example being Gassing of disabled/old people in Nazi control
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Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
Applies when someone is unable to express a wish to die and family/doctors have to decide on that persons behalf to end life
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Dignity
Worth/Quality of life, can be linked to santity or freedom
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Stephen Hawking Vs Quality of life Argument
Example of someone with such a poor quality of life and low life expectence not being euthanised and continuing on to live a very good, long and prosperous life
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Christianities General opinion on Euthanasia
Against due to moral beliefs about the preservation of life
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Personhood
Abilities and personality of a person, includes such things as communication and higher brain functions. Without them you could be considered not a person such as a brain dead patient
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Autonomy and the right of death
Belief that human free will and freedom should extend to allow us to choose when to die
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Card 2

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Measure of the exstrinsic experience of life, used to justify if living is worth it or not

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Quality of Life

Card 3

Front

Decison to discontinue life-support or medical care due to the untreatability of a medical problem

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Delibrete action carried out by a third party to kill someone e.g. lethal injection, This is illegal in the Uk

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Ending of a persons life painlessly by a third party with the subjects consent

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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