PHIL 2440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Belmont Report, Nuremberg Code, Involuntary Euthanasia
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Euthanasia: what is it: from the greek, eu , meaning good, thanatos, meaning death (some deaths are better than others) Euthanasia requires a 2nd party, who fastens death in some way. Forms of euthanasia: voluntary (you chose for yourself, non-voluntary (no one knew what your wishes were, active, passive. Euthanasia: something you do or intentionally not doing something (letting someone starve) causes death, all suffering may be eliminated. Active euthanasia (give): the intentional termination of the life of one human being by another. Passive euthanasia (removal): the zof the employment of extraordinary means to prolong the life of the body when there is irrefutable evidence that biological death is imminent. Pull the plug when they aren"t going to die, talladega nights example. Chris hill"s overall argument: wellbeing and utilitarian arguments, deontological argument, virtue ethics argument, given 1-3, we should be given the option for active euthanasia.
