Euthanasia Key Words Flashcards
1
Q
Passive?
A
Letting them die through their own disease, chose not to have operation/remove drip.
Not killing, letting them die naturally.
2
Q
Voluntary?
A
Person asked to die
Eg. Daniel James
3
Q
Non-voluntary?
A
Actively kill without consent
Eg. In coma/newborn
4
Q
Euthanasia?
A
‘Good death’
5
Q
Assisted suicide?
A
Doctor gives patient a drug, but your choice when you give yourself the drug.
6
Q
Palliative core?
A
Relive pain/symptoms, but not treating for illness. Doctors don’t have to kill you
7
Q
Hospice?
A
Somewhere to die, help family and patients through prolonged periods of suffering
8
Q
Living wills?
A
Express in paper what you want to happen when near end of life.
Not legal in UK
9
Q
Autonomy?
A
Right to self-determination
10
Q
Active?
A
Actively killing someone by lethal injection
