PHIL 201 Chapter Notes -Fetus, Negative And Positive Rights
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Euthanasia-another situation in which we are discussing the possibilities of people killing each other, and then suicide is another instance where we are allowing us to kill ourselves. And then people being able to opt out of being kept alive. That wouldn"t involve killing, it would be letting die . For the purpose of putting an end to the suffering. It is only been since the 70s in which passive euthanasia was allowed: 863. Imagine a case where its been decided the best thing for the patient is to let it die. Kill it to put it out of its suffering. Killing is bad because it leads to death. But is death is considered a good thing why should killing be considered bad. The second argument is blaming the doctrine. The parents say no lets not do it. Their reason is because the baby has down syndrome. The intestinal blockage is not the reason they want the baby to die.
