Philosophy 2715F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sue Rodriguez, Slippery Slope, Sorites Paradox
10 Apr 2017
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If we repeat this over and over again it seems to accept that everyone is competent. Important social costs of causing needless suffering for those otherwise want to end their lives: the latter: needless suffering and thwarted autonomy, practice continues without any controls. Causal slippery slope: based in empirical premises. What would author a say about such case: give a brief summary of author a"s view, apply her view to case. Article 2: freedman: responding to the rodriguez judgment more than 20 years ago, challenged the criminal code provisions on assisted suicide (sec. 241 (b), on charter grounds: specifically sections 7 and 15, the same sections of the charter as carter v. s. What question did the court face: whether it was legal to deny sue rodriguez the right to commit suicide, no. Causal slippery slope: allowing pas may lead to an increased rate of suicide among the mentally ill, elderly and other vulnerable groups.
