PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Terri Schiavo Case, Involuntary Euthanasia, Voluntary Euthanasia
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Passive e: indirect causing of death for another sake. Letting die" (letting nature take its course, no action is done by the physician, etc. ) Euthanasia and consent: voluntary euthanasia (patient request/authorizes prior to directive, to let their life go, non-voluntary euthanasia (euthanasia provided by someone who is not competent, could. Involuntary euthanasia (patient is competent and did not request to be killed or to be allowed to die. Active voluntary euthanasia* (competence, requested it, active = needing medical assistance) Active non-voluntary e (through an act of means, competence, did not ask: should be active involuntary e. Passive voluntary e (letting them die naturally, competent, requested) Passive non-voluntary e (not competent, e. g. terry schiavo case) Pas: patient actively takes his/her own life with aid of physician. Arguments for (in favor of) active voluntary euthanasia. Increased mercy killing for uninsured, elderly, chronically ill: active non-voluntary euthanasia, 1000 annual active non-voluntary euthanasia in holland, data is not mere possibility.
