PHL 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Great Fear, Sepsis, Palliative Care
9 Jun 2016
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Aside from the antagonism of the two individuals, what is the philosophical significance of the name of their organization. On the one hand, euthanasia as respect for the autonomy of others . On the other hand, the great fear : are we doing so out of love and compassion or because we have ceased to value the lives of those who are old, weak, sick, and vulnerable? . June 1990, janet adkins was the first to die from assisted suicide by dr. kevorkian, dr. By the end of 1998, he had participated in over 50 similar suicides. Imprisoned from 1999 to 2007, for second-degree murder (= you intended to harm but not to kill; first-degree murder = you intended to kill and the person dies) Released on parole in 2007 on conditions that he would not participate that he wouldn"t partcipate in euthanasia anymore or talk about it. Terminally ill from hepatitis c, he died in 2001.
