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Licensed to Kill A Question of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Kill is defined as “to cause the death of.” Doctors should not kill; this is prohibited in the Hippocratic Oath. ... But do we have the right to kill? No, it is evident in the commandment “Thou shall not kill” that the taking of human life in any shape or form is wrong. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not about giving rights to the person who dies, but instead, they are about changing public policy so that doctors or others can directly and intentionally end or participate in ending another person’s life. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not about the right to die. They are about the right to kill There are several different forms of euthanasia and assisted suicide: active, passive, voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary. In active euthanasia, a person directly and deliberately causes the patients death. Active euthanasia is, for example, when a person is killed by being given an overdose of pain-killers. Passive euthanasia is a morally unsatisfactory distinction, since even though a person doesnt “actively kill” the patient, they are aware that the result of their inaction will be the death of the patient. Passive euthanasia is when death is brought about by an omission, in example this can be by withdrawing or withholding treatment. ... Traditionally, passive euthanasia is thought of as less bad than active euthanasia. But some people think active euthanasia is morally better. Voluntary euthanasia occurs at the request of the person who dies. Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when the person is unconscious or otherwise unable (for example, a very young baby or the mentally incompetent) to make a meaningful choice between living and dying, and an appropriate person takes the decision on their behalf. Non-voluntary euthanasia also includes cases where the person is a child who is mentally and emotionally able to comprehend the decision, but is not regarded in law as old enough to make such a decision. ... Involuntary euthanasia occurs when the person who dies chooses life and is killed anyway. ... The venerable taboo that doctors must not kill is under attack. Proponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide advocate the right of individuals to receive direct help from others in ending their lives. ... It is naïve and foolish to take comfort in the fact that the currently proposed change in law of assisted suicide provides aid in dying only to those who request it. |
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Title: Licensed to Kill A Question of Euthanasia and Physican Assisted Suicide
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