PHIL 27 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: J. David Velleman
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Against the right to die: j david velleman. Question: should public policy include rules that caregivers honor a patient"s request to die? (1: believes that people are morally entitles to be allowed or helped to die, but this shouldn"t be facilitated through the right to die. Dignity: not the cultural preconception that is linked with independence, physical strength, or youth. Favors euthanasia in fewer cases than other medical ethics establishments, but still favors it (4) Argument: death is sometimes a benefit to which a person is morally entitled, but should not establish a right to receive it: not all benefits can or should be secured by institutional rights. Currently, barriers that prevent/inhibit physicians from facilitating the deaths of patients who would benefit from dying. The right to die would be an explicitly formulated right to euthanasia. Exercising an option can be worse than nothing if it causes harm.
