Euthanasia 6
Euthanasia (Greek, "easy death") is the act of inducing a gentle, painless death. In recent decades the term has come to mean deliberately terminating life to prevent unavoidable suffering. Passive euthanasia is discontinuing life-sustaining treatment of the ill or stopping so-called extraordinary treatment. Active euthanasia, or mercy killing, is putting to death a person who, due to disease or extreme age, can no longer lead a meaningful life; the term can also include an act of voluntary euthanasia, or SUICIDE, for similar reasons.(Mullen, 11)Active euthanasia-The deliberate termination of the life of a human being who is ill. Passive euthanasia-The withholding or withdrawal of treatment for a patient where the disease is terminal, and where treatment is futile. Voluntary euthanasia-Requires consent of the patient. Physician-assisted euthanasia-Same as active euthanasia but the doctor isn't necessarily present at the time of death. The deliberate taking of a suffering person's life without the persons explicit request. The administration of painkillers, usually morphine, with the intent to ease a dying patient's pain and remove distress symptoms wi
1. Death is not an absolute evil to be avoided at all costs and in all circumstances, and life is not an absolute good to be preserved and maintained at all costs. · What is the role of law or government in enforcing public morality or accommodating moral choice? · Is it possible to devise safe and effective legislation to control an agreement that takes place privately between patient and doctor, and after the death, may only come light if the doctor reveals it?(Mullens, 4)
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