PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Deontological Ethics, Canadian Medical Association, Terra Nova Expedition
22 Mar 2017
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Definitions: active euthanasia (ae, a mode of ending life in which the intent is to cause the patient"s death in a single act (also called mercy killing). Death by commission: something you are actively doing, the canadian medical association (cma) has revised its policy on euthanasia and assisted death. The updated version (2015) supports the right of cma members within the bounds of legislation to follow their own conscience to decide whether or not to provide medical aid in dying. The new policy updates an earlier one (from 2014) which stated. Death by omission, or allowing to die: sometimes permitted by the catholic church as a secondary effect, such as a high dose of pain relief drugs, cf. The deontologist see this as morally equivalent letting die and killing because the intent is the same: to bring about death: active vs passive, don"t need to know. A distinction with or without difference: with difference.
