Non-voluntary euthanasia (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Non-voluntary euthanasia
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Non-voluntary euthanasia

Life ended without consent but with guardian's consent

Glover: 1st condition for ending life

Life is no longer worth living

Glover: 2nd condition for ending life

No hope for change in situation

Natural law stance on euthanasia

Reject euthanasia under any circumstance

Apparent good (natural law)

Mistaken belief euthanasia is compassionate

Felicitas

Earthly happiness (not real goods)

Law of Double Effect

Distinction: foreseeing vs intending outcome

Double Effect example

Morphine for pain, foreseen to shorten life

Fletcher on personhood & euthanasia

Person may no longer be 'person'; most loving = euthanasia

Fletcher's indicators (first 4)

Self-awareness, self-control, sense of future/past

Fletcher's indicators (last 4)

Relate to others, concern, communication, curiosity

Fletcher's view on non-voluntary euthanasia

Supports it as most loving thing

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