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Euthanasia
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Euthanasia in America is a topic that causes much controversy in American society today. ... Peter Singer is a philosopher who ten years ago caused a stir in the community when he justified Euthanasia. ... When applying this thought pattern to Euthanasia there are many different questions that Singer needs to answer to determine whether or not it is justifiable to kill another human being. ... Each case of Euthanasia has many different aspects to it, such as the interests of the family, friends, the community, the government and even the world. Singer weighs these interests, and as well as the state of the person, and concludes that euthanasia is justified when it serves the best interests of the most people.
To better understand Singers reasoning, in his book Practical Ethics, he gives the reader a break-down of the different types of ‘human killings’/euthanasia: Involuntary, Non-Voluntary and Voluntary. These three sub groups of Euthanasia all have different moral questions and ethical implications. Involuntary euthanasia, as singer explains it, is when a rational, self-conscious person does not give the consent to die. To justify this, it is made clear that in some cases it isn’t even euthanasia rather murder that occurs, but where it is justified, Singer argues that if a person doesn’t know the pain and suffering that is coming their way, then they can be killed for everyone’s best interest. However, the line of judgement is so finely drawn that for all “intuitive” purposes, involuntary euthanasia is not justifiable. Non-Voluntary euthanasia is an ethical situation where a person is not in a rational or self-conscious (whether he/she once was or not), and will never again be in one. ... Lastly, is Voluntary Euthanasia, where a person is rational and self-conscious and consents to death due to the likelihood of becoming irrational and unconscious, or if there will be much pain and suffering in the future. ... As one can see each type of euthanasia holds its own types of problems and moral questions, and thus each needs to be treated separately.
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Title: Euthanasia
Words: 1738
Rating: None
Pages: 7
submitted by: tobbsd10
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