euthanasia Flashcards
1
Q
sanctity of life
A
life has intrinsic worth because God created human life only God has the right to end it
created in God’s image especially valuable
2
Q
sanctity of life NL
A
increasingly outdated view and largely religious
3
Q
quality of life
A
the type of life lived gives it worth, autonomy and personhood
4
Q
Peter Singer
A
quality of life to be an important factor, criteria for personhood are rationality and self consciousness
no evidence of it becoming more widespread, it is a rational autonomous choice
5
Q
situation ethics
A
low quality of life, grants a dangerous amount of freedom
6
Q
natural law
A
euthanasia breaks divine law ‘a grave violation of the law of god’
