Philosophy 2715F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Sorites Paradox, Slippery Slope, Sue Rodriguez
24 Mar 2017
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Further clarity on referencing & endnotes are provided: marks for gra(cid:373)(cid:373)ar, spelli(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d (cid:272)larit(cid:455) of (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g (cid:894)ne(cid:449)(cid:895, quiz #5 next week (wed. 29th(cid:895) o(cid:374) just this (cid:449)eek"s (cid:373)aterial (chapter 9th) The physician may prescribe a lethal dose of pills, but the patient decides when to take them. It"s sui(cid:272)ide (cid:271)/(cid:272) i(cid:374) the e(cid:374)d, it is still the patie(cid:374)t (cid:449)ho takes their o(cid:449)(cid:374) life. Euthanasia intentionally ending the life of another person in order to relieve pain and suffering: e. g. Physician administers an injection to a patient that causes her death: this is not suicide b/c the patient died at the hands of the physician. Where is either permitted: assisted suicide switzerland, germany, albania, columbia, us states: washington, oregon, vermont, new mexico, Montana: none of these places allow euthanasia. In canada both assisted suicide & euthanasia are legally permissible. So patients in canada can end their own lives or have their own lives ended by a physician (euthanasia)
