Non-voluntary euthanasia (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
Non-voluntary euthanasia
Life ended without consent but with guardian's consent
Glover: 1st condition for ending life
Glover: 1st condition for ending life
Life is no longer worth living
Glover: 2nd condition for ending life
Glover: 2nd condition for ending life
No hope for change in situation
Natural law stance on euthanasia
Natural law stance on euthanasia
Reject euthanasia under any circumstance
Apparent good (natural law)
Apparent good (natural law)
Mistaken belief euthanasia is compassionate
Felicitas
Felicitas
Earthly happiness (not real goods)
Law of Double Effect
Law of Double Effect
Distinction: foreseeing vs intending outcome
Double Effect example
Double Effect example
Morphine for pain, foreseen to shorten life
Fletcher on personhood & euthanasia
Fletcher on personhood & euthanasia
Person may no longer be 'person'; most loving = euthanasia
Fletcher's indicators (first 4)
Fletcher's indicators (first 4)
Self-awareness, self-control, sense of future/past
Fletcher's indicators (last 4)
Fletcher's indicators (last 4)
Relate to others, concern, communication, curiosity
Fletcher's view on non-voluntary euthanasia
Fletcher's view on non-voluntary euthanasia
Supports it as most loving thing
