SRS 2393 Midterm: SRS2393%20A%20Word%20.doc

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 2393
• Professor: Don't Know

Document Summary

Case study: sue rodriguez -41, from bc, has als challenges sanctity of life ethos -asks the. Court feared it would lead to a slippery slope against societies most vulnerable (elderly, poor, etc)**therefore, an absolute prohibition against killing was maintained, even for competent, terminally ill adults suffering from intractable pain. "nature" rather than to the "physician"-half religious half secular with this ethos in canada. One can intentionally hasten death by act of omission or commission therefore, based not on. God but the quality or kind life of the human being-implies a value judgment: when life isn"t worth it for the person to just continue staying alive for the sake of staying alive 1. a) autonomy (patient or next-of-kin can provide consent for an intentionally hastened death act as a proxy) 2. b) suffering is subjective or relative to the patient"s circumstances. 3. c) safeguards are feasible and flexible to prevent abuses.