Rachels and Brock on Euthanasia Euthanasia the international termination of a terminally ill patients life when this is the only reasonable means of eliminating ending suffering a Terminally ill is taken to be when somebody has less then 6 months to live manage b The suffering in question is taken to be enormous and problematic to c The patient is not lucid due to pain killers d The patient is in so much pain that life lacks value e Contrast this with depression Physician assisted suicide is the self administer medication under supervision and assistance of physician to bring about the death of terminally ill patient We are not going to talk about physician assisted suicide A Paradigm case of PA suicide A Competent patient voluntary lt ends her life with a lethal does and medication She has requested it and eventually she was provided the medication Active versus passive euthanasia Active administering a drug Passive is the cessation of all life sustaining treatment Voluntary non vol invol In vol the patient consents to being killed In non vol the patient is unable to consent In invol the patient dissents Nobody supports involuntary no one wants to kill Is euthanisasin permissible Is there a right to demand euthanasia Should doctors be allowed to preform Should it be legalized
View Full Document
Unlocking...