SCS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Justice Smith, Robert Latimer, Sue Rodriguez

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Social Sciences
• Course: SCS 1150
• Professor: Stuart Chambers

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Stewardship - your life is a loan from god, it has infinite worth, only. You can not replace god, you are not the place holder, you cannot go in and give someone a lethal injection because you believe they deserve it. If you try to break this sacred code, you will face the divine wrath of god (flood, locusts, disease). You will bring harm or danger to the community for engaging in any sort of taboo behavior that goes against god c. Went to court and demanded to know "who owns my life?" would a doctor assisted suicide be allowed. She had a few months to live and wanted to end her life before her incurable terminal illness fully took over. Her request violates the sanctity of life ethos, they cannot intentionally kill a patient. It would also lead to a slippery slope against vulnerable populations. Latimer: not for him but for his 11 year old daughter.