PHIL 213 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Jargon, Thomas D, James Rachels
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The distinction between active and passive euthanasia is thought to be crucial for medical ethics. The idea is that it permissible at least in some cases, to withhold treatment and allow a patient to die, but it sis never permissible to take any direct action designed to kill the patient. This doctrine is accepted by most doctors and is endorsed in a statement adopted by the. House of delegates of the american medical association. The cessation of the employment of extraordinary means to prolong the life of the body when there is irrefutable evidence that biological death is imminent is the decision of the patient and or his immediate family. Advice and judgment of the physician should be freely available to the patient and or his immediate family. ***rachels" case is going to made against this doctrine. Urge doctors to reconsider their view on their matter. Example 1: suppose a doctor agrees to withhold treatment.
