Euthanasia Flashcards
What is euthanasia?
The premature ending of life also known as mercy killing.
Suicide act 1961
Suicide act 1961
VES?
Voluntary Euthanasia Society
How many people have euthanasia a year in Holland?
1000
Who wrote the Hippocratic Oath?
Hippocrates
When was the Hippocratic oath wrote?
2500 years ago
Who rewrote the Hippocratic oath in 1964?
Louis lasagna
Hippocratic quote against euthanasia
“I will not give a drug that is deadly to anyone if asked nor will I suggest”
Hippocratic oath quote for
“I will respect the privacy of a patient”
Sanctity of life means..
Life is sacred special important and unique
Pope John Paul 2 quote against euthanasia
“Euthanasia is a violation of the law of God as life is an extraordinary gift from God.”
What religions disagree with euthanasia?
Christianity Judaism and Islam
What religions agree with euthanasia?
Hinduism and Sikhism
Sanctity of life against euthanasia quote
“Thou shall not kill” exodus
Sanctity of life “since his
Days are determined: the number of his months is with you; & his limits you have set cannot pass.” Job 14:5
Muslims against “do not
Take life which allah made sacred” Quran 17:33
Muscling against “no one can
Die except by Allan’s leave” Quran 3:145
Mary Anne warren 1997 principles
- Communication
- Self awareness
- Sentience
- Emotionality
- Reason
- Moral agency
Humanism focuses on PMC
Primary moral consistency
Criterialism
Criteria needed to be a person
Peter singer quote for personhood
“I propose to use person in the sense of a rational and self conscious being.”
Dr Anne turner died?
January 2006 in dignitas in zurich in Switzerland
When was dr Anne turner diagnosed?
2004
What is PSP?
Progressive supranuclear palsy
