PP217 Final: PP217 exam review.docx
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What are some arguments against active euthanasia? (active euthanasia is killing of an innocent person, suicide is already a legal option, it might negatively impact palliative care, it conflict with a doctor"s duty not to cause harm, it will lead to involuntary euthanasia? (1) the objection that it is wrong to kill an innocent person and euthanasia is killing an innocent person: we already accept such killings in the form of passive euthanasia he says withdrawing life support is a kind of killing, killing is wrong because it deprives a person of a valued future and ruins everyone of their plans, brock"s comments on religious reasons and public policy: that the sanctity of life is largely a matter of religious belief seems to be good reason not to make laws on its basis (2) it"s common to object that euthanasia is unnecessary because there are effective pain management medications.
