Euthanasia

Euthanasia

Painless killing of someone dying from a painful, terminal disease
1. who has little quality of life
  1. assisted suicide
  2. voluntary euthanasia
  3. non voluntary euthanasia
2. british law- euthanasia- charge of murder
  1. bbut withdrawing articicial nutrition and hydration
    1. not murder
    2. withholding treatment if little/no chance of survival
    3. PASSIVE EUTHANASIA
want euthanasia to remain illegal
1. always doubt as to what the person wants
  1. relatives encourage rich relatives
    1. to gain from their will
2. Problem weather disease is terminal
  1. cure might be found/ patient go into remission
3. Doctors start to kill patients
  1. problem- even though requested
    1. Role of doctors- save lives
      1. Not end them
        patients trust doctors- not fully dedicated to saving their life?
4. Change mind
  1. TOO LATE
5. Who would decide if should/shouldn't be allowed
  1. how to make sure they're only allowing ppl that acc need/ want it
Made legal
1. Advances in medicine
  1. Kept people alive after they would have died
    1. Quality of life appalling
      1. Believe docs and relatives have the right to give those patients a painless death
2. development of life support machines
  1. form of euthanasia- doctors/relatives agree to switch off machine
    1. if no chance of regaining conc
      1. NHS can't afford
3. Judges said can stop treatment as well
4. Suicide- legal
  1. own body- own choice when to end life
    1. should be able to commit suicide with help if can't do it themselves

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