Euth

Question 1

Strong sofl

Answer 1

All human life sacred to god all have an absolute right to life that must never be taken away

Question 2

Weak sofl

Answer 2

All life is sacred but not absolutely have a god given right to autonomy, so have right to decide

Question 3

Strengths of vol euth

Answer 3

• have right to avoid pain + should be able to choose a gentle painless death as long as decision is made rationally
• each person has a right to control body and life and so should be able to determine at what time in what way by who they will die

Question 4

Weaknesses of vol euth

Answer 4

• it puts doctors in an impossible decision, right to die doesn’t mean we have right to force people to kill us
• allowing vol euth will encourage people to put pressure on sick relatives to end their life when they don’t want to

Question 5

Strengths of non vol euth

Answer 5

• most compassionate course of action when no prospect of an acceptable standard of brain function
• spending limited resources on those in pvs is not morally desirable, can’t invest in research

Question 6

Weaknesses of non vol euth

Answer 6

• there is never a point where medical proff can be totally certain is no hope of improvement
• leads to slipppery slope amd more people will be killed just because someone else decides qofl is t good enough