PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Terri Schiavo Case, Lethal Injection, Suicide Pact
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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. Active e: directing causing death, mercy killing". Passive e: indirectly causing death, letting die". Euthanasia is requested by someone who is competent: non-voluntary e. Euthanasia provided for someone who"s not competent i. e. terry schiavo case: involuntary e. November 10th 2015: 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.
