Quality of life (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

Weighing the extrinsic experience of life to justify continuing it

Genesis 1:28 - dominion & dignity, knowing when to end life

Life 'in all its fullness' - shouldn't be burdensome

Natural law ethicists reject it

Believing you're doing compassionate thing about quality of life

Distinction between foreseeing & intending an outcome

In some situations person no longer 'person'; euthanasia most loving

8 indicators

Self-awareness, communication, capacity to relate to others

Love is ruling norm, replaces all laws

Based on experience not theory; real-life situations

Making absolute laws relative; no fixed right thing

Begins with belief in reality of love/agape through faith

Life of suffering without pleasure/consciousness not worth living

Good intentions can become very dangerous