Quick Euthanasia Key terms 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesEthicsASOCR Created by: BerbtatoCreated on: 23-05-17 14:46 Non-Treatment Decision Decision made by medical professionals to withold treatment or life support to let them die naturally 1 of 11 Active Euthanasia Deliberate action performed by a third party to end a life 2 of 11 Sanctity of Life Idea that life is allways Sacred and can never be taken 3 of 11 Quality of Life Method of weighin the experience of life, justifying whether it is right or not to die 4 of 11 Personhood Quality of Human life that makes it worthy, linked to higher mental abilities 5 of 11 Autonomy and the right to die Idea that human freedom should extend to decide the time of death 6 of 11 Voluntary euthanasia When a person's life is ended painlessly at their request 7 of 11 Non-Voluntary Euthanasia When someone is unable to express a wish to die but there is reasonable grounds for ending their life 8 of 11 Dignity Worth of life, linked to freedom or sanctity 9 of 11 Palliative care End of life care that allows someone to live their last days in comfort and dignity 10 of 11 Involuntary euthanasia Where a person is killed against their wish, for example during the Nazi Regime 11 of 11
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