Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
According to euthanasia opponent Ezekiel Emanuel, proponents of euthanasia have presented four main arguments: a) that people have a right to self-determination, and thus should be allowed to choose their own fate; b) assisting a subject to die might be a better choice than requiring that they continue to suffer; c) the distinction between ...
The Euthanasia Society of America was founded on January 16, 1938, to promote euthanasia. [1] It was co-founded by Charles Francis Potter and Ann Mitchell. [2] Alice Naumberg (mother of Ruth P. Smith) also helped found the group. [3] The group initially supported both voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. [4]
As applied to the euthanasia debate, the slippery slope argument claims that the acceptance of certain practices, such as physician-assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, will invariably lead to the acceptance or practice of concepts which are currently deemed unacceptable, such as non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia. Thus, it is argued ...
The right to die is a concept based on the opinion that human beings are entitled to end their lives or undergo voluntary euthanasia.Possession of this right is often bestowed with the understanding that a person with a terminal illness, or in incurable pain has access to assisted suicide.
The Catholic Church opposes active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide on the grounds that life is a gift from God and should not be prematurely shortened. However, the church allows dying people to refuse extraordinary treatments that would minimally prolong life without hope of recovery, [5] a form of passive euthanasia.
One influential argument in favour of voluntary active euthanasia and voluntary passive euthanasia is put forth by Rachels (1975), who is not only able to show the permissibility of the latter in cases where someone's life is no longer worth living, but that there mere fact that active euthanasia involves killing someone and passive euthanasia ...
Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s ...
In countries where euthanasia is not supported, religious factors are often cited. For example, Indonesia (a largely Muslim nation) does not support euthanasia due to cultural and social norms and values, thus it is illegal. Christian perspectives regarding Euthanasia can serve as a guide for the broader opinions of those in the West.