PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes -Autonomous Agent, Organ Transplantation, Voluntary Euthanasia

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Active euthanasia physician does something directly to bring about the patient"s death; illegal in most places. Passive euthanasia physician withdraws treatment from patient and allow nature to take its course. Moral debate between active and passive euthanasia. Motivation, intention, character of the will explains difference between killing and letting die. Voluntary euthanasia patient voluntarily, autonomously, allow euthanasia. Living in a way that is consistent with nature is way to wellbeing. Natural law position arguments between active and passive euthanasia. Slippery slope argument, passive euthanasia leads to voluntary euthanasia, leading to nonactive voluntary euthanasia, leading to active voluntary euthanasia. Worried about difference between voluntary and nonvoluntary, instead of the passive and activeness. Physician-assisted suicide (patient asks for help to suicide, physician gives patient drug to end life, the patient carries out the action; illegal in most places) is different from active euthanasia.

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