PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Suicide Pact, Lethal Injection, Terri Schiavo Case
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Week 11 lecture #17: tuesday, november 10, 2015. Rightness of mercy killing/letting die: question of autonomy, question of beneficence. Morality vs. legality: permissibility without legalization, legalization without permissibility. Euthanasia: causing death for another"s sake. Euthanasia is requested by someone who is competent. Non-voluntary e: euthanasia provided for someone who"s not competent i. e. terry schiavo case. Active voluntary e: someone consented to euthanasia that requires activity through the part of a physician. Active non-voluntary e: patient is not competent, does not request euthanasia but is given it anyways. Passive voluntary e: patient is competent and requests to be killed by just letting them die. Passive non-voluntary e: patient is not competent but is given euthanasia anyways by letting them die. Pas: patient actively takes own life with aid of physician. Cessation of death: breathing can persist without brain activity. Cessation of brain activity: residual brain activity can persist.
