PHILOS 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cruzan V. Director, Missouri Department Of Health, Terri Schiavo Case, Ronald Dworkin
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Laws have to be justi ed by our values. Euthanasia: killing or permitting the death of an individual in a painless way; when the life going forward is not something that is worth living. Active euthanasia: to deliberately commit an act to accelerate or directly bring about the end of a being"s life. Killing : lethal injection, gas, overdose, etc Passive euthanasia: allowing someone to die via natural causes already bringing about the end of that being"s life. Letting die: doing something active, such as withdrawing life support which allows the illness to kill, or omission to withhold life extending life medication or operation. She begged the doctor to kill her because she was living in constant agony. He was prosecuted and convicted of murder and served a year. Suffering from leukemia and did not accept treatment. Wanted to take her life on her terms by herself. The doctor prescribed a medication and she overdoes on them.
