Euthanasia
- Created by: Ashlie Chapman
- Created on: 07-05-13 11:20
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- Euthanasia
- Types of euthanasia
- Voluntary
- Helping someone to die when the person has asked to end their life. this may be to aviod further pain.
- Involuntary Euthanasia
- This is the ending of a person's life who is not able to give theirs consent. it is believed to be carried out in the best wishes of the patient
- non-voluntary euthanasia
- When someone else makesthe decision to end someone's life. this could be a doctor ro the state. this is done aginst the person's wishes
- passive euthanasia
- This is taking away or withholding of treatments with the intention of ending life
- In some case patients are given high doses of pain relieving drugs to help them die quickly
- active euthanasia
- This is when a doctor deliberately intervenes to end a patients life.
- Sucide
- The act of deliberately kiling oneself
- Voluntary
- Christian Ideas on euthanasia
- For
- An act of charity
- if the perosn has a poor quality of life
- the greater love has no man then this; that a men lay down his life for his friends
- lover your neighbours as you love yourself
- love for one's fellow men
- Against
- Human made god in his image
- if anyone destory God's temple; then God will destory them
- Only God can take someone life
- Thous shall not murder
- For
- Buddhist ideas on Euthanasia
- For
- Metta loving kindness
- Right intention
- Against
- The story of the blind turtle
- Dukkha is a part of life need to reach enlightenment
- The first precept- do not harm any sentient being
- the whole eightfold path
- For
- Types of euthanasia
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