PHIL 235 Study Guide - Final Guide: Potassium Chloride, Palliative Care, Involuntary Euthanasia
16 Dec 2017
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The case of dr. morrison tells a story of a doctor wrongly accused or murder after actively euthanatizing her patient 65 year old paul mills. Following multiple invasive surgeries for mr. mills esophageal cancer and a major post-surgery infection, mr. mills had fallen depressed and voiced his wishes to die. The removal of mr. mills" multiple tubes and antibiotics did not immediately result in his death but rather in his struggle for breath. The nurse present throughout the palliative treatment of mr. mills was certain he was suffering, however the icu resident dr. cohen could not confirm that the patient was conscious and aware of his suffering. Dr. morrison applied the doctrine of double effect in administering nitroglycerin. Her intentions were to end the suffering of mr. mills with this blood pressure decreasing drug, while accepting the unintended side effect of mr. mills probable death.
