PPT-Euthanasia: murder or moral?

Rylee Lundgren What is euthanasia Comes from a Greek word that means good death The idea that an individual has the right to decide when and how they die Passive euthanasia is ending or withholding treatment. 7: . Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. The “good death”. Euthanasia means ‘the good death’ and “to euthanize” means to bring about a person’s death to relieve the person of a serious distress. Since, for most us, death is not something we welcome, the phrase “the good death” can seem almost self-contradictory.. The . Death . Penalty: Theories . of . Punishment. ; . Kant. Capital Punishment and the Law. The 8. th. amendment to the Constitution prohibits the infliction of . '. cruel and unusual. '. punishment. If capital punishment is a cruel and unusual punishment, then it is unconstitutional.. -1-. Learning objective. To know and understand the overview of the course. To know and understand some of the facts about abortion.. KEY QUESTION. WHAT IS A PERSON?. KEY WORDS. ABORTION. PERSONHOOD. Euthanasia: Gay-Williams, . Rachels. and . Steinbock. Euthanasia and Physician- Assisted Suicide. As the long public debate about the case of Terri . Schaivo. revealed, Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are controversial moral issues.. Ethical Relativism . and. Ethical Absolutism. Presented by: . Nathan Bennett. Terri Small. PJ White . Theory of Relativism. No single moral standard applies equally to all people. There are many codes and standards. The Killing/Letting Die Argument. Rachels’ Project. Rachels argues that the American Medical Association’s distinction between active and passive killing is ethically unfounded.. Note that Rachels’ paper was published in a . The intentional termination of the life of one human being . by another. —mercy killing—is contrary to that for which the . medical profession . stands and is contrary to the policy of the . American Medical . εὐθανασία. . : The Good Death. Active vs. Passive Euthanasia. Active: . “(U)sing certain death-causing means to bring about or cause the death of a person” (p.139). Passive:. “Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient die.” (p.139). Favouring. . legalisation. , in line . with. the . choises. made . by. the . Belgian. . legislator. Julie Leroy . “ I hope I . shall. never . need. . to. . ask. . for. it. But I . also. hope . Legal . Issues. Presented by Wendy Blount, D.V.M.. CONFIDENTIAL. 2. Legal – DEA, DPS. DEA. = Drug Enforcement Agency. Under the Department of Justice. At least one DEA license per shelter. That person is legally responsible for all controlled drugs ordered with their number. By: Alexis Henderson. Euthanasia is.. ?. Legal medically induced Suicide . or a Painless death .. Ruin’s the peoples trust in medical professions. Devalues sacred life. Non-Voluntary Euthanasia. Euthanasia should be illegal everywhere in the united states because its morally wrong . Nobody should be allowed the act of God . . Euthanasia: Gay-Williams, . Rachels. and . Steinbock. Euthanasia and Physician- Assisted Suicide. As the long public debate about the case of Terri . Schaivo. revealed, Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide are controversial moral issues.. Law 120. Federal Statute that reflects the social values of Canadians which is amended (changed) to reflect society’s changing values.. internet distribution of child pornography. removal of criminal record for personal possession of Marijuana. Morality in Light of Science and Postmodernism. R Scott Smith, PhD. Biola University. Scott.smith@biola.edu. There are many competing moral voices today…. “That’s true for you, but not for me…” (as though truth is up to us).