PHILOS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Infant, Euthanasia
12 Dec 2018
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November 29th, 2018: truly, we don"t want to think about our death. By patient request: active euthanasia- where a medical professional, or another party, deliberately does something to cause the patient to die. With consent: principle of mercy, one ought to relieve the suffering of another person so as long as: It does not come at undue costs to oneself. It will not violate our other moral obligations. (ex. prison guard letting prisoners loose, need to protect society: the pain or suffering itself is not necessary for the sufferer"s attainment of an overriding good. If they have a young child (ex. ) then it would be immoral because of the repercussions. If all conditions are met why wouldn"t we let someone end their life: the principle of justice (most contentious, has to do with bureaucratic reality. Legitimate claim that might help deal with their sickness. Who should get what: the salvageability principle.
