legal and ethical aspects Flashcards
euthanasia
act of deliberately ending a persons live to relieve suffering
2 types of euthanasia
1.voluntary :makes a conscious decision to die
2.non voluntary:one is unable to give consent-lacking mental capcity, another person makes choice on their behalf
assisted suicide
act of deliberately assisting another person to kill themselves
in euthanasia who ends the life
doctor
in assisted suicide who end their life
patient
law on England of euthanasia
regarded as man slaughter
can also be considered as suicide act
-refuse to allow assisted suicide
Director of public prosecutions(DPP)
decide whether or not prosecute -based on public interest
factors that DPP consider for prosecution
-victim under 18
-victim did not have capacity
-suspect was not motivated by compassion
factors that DPP consider against prosecution
-victim had reached voluntary, clear, settled and informed choice
-actions of suspect were only minor encouragement or assistance
withdrawing treatment
can only be done for the patients best interest
it is known as an ommison
an act and an omission
failure to act
withholding treatment
no different from not starting life support in the first place
reasoning -withdrawing
patient returned into position that he was in when he first sustained the injury
autonomous decision
free from coercion
instrumental
life is worth living due to a certain thing -informed by this thinking
-life is subjective to an individual
