Transcript Ethics of euthanasia

Ethics of euthanasia
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Michaela Jančíková
Michaela Krchová
Euthanasia
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Eu (good) thanatos (death)
the death at the request of the permission giving
"victim“
assisted suicide
activity leading to the termination of life
disconnect from the devices – make patient dead
lethal substance – the substance (in injection) causing death
the concerned – a person (f.e. the sick person)
A brief history of euthanasia
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Ancient Greece
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
 suicide
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has been forbidden
Nazi German
 holocaust
 Genocide
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„Inferior races“ –„less valuable“ races
peak of atrocities - the most terrible example of cruelty
Euthanasia and Christianity
Opinions against euthanasia
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Man must not interfere with God's intentions
The Exploitability
Is it really powerlessness?
Hippocratic oath
ten commandments – part of the Bible; (contract between Moseus
and God)
interfere with God´s intentions – make sth. else than God wants
the expoitability – (noun); make bad to others for our benefit
feel as a burden - feel I´m not worthy
Quotation from the book “Euthanasia?“
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We do not need the law about euthanasia, but we
need good palliative medicine and care.
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Communicate more and better with patients.
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Do not underestimate the role of the family of the
patient.
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palliative medicine – medicine reducing pain (physical,
psychical, spiritual), but it does not cure/treat
underestimate the role – make sth. less important than it
really is
Opinions for euthanasia
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Degradation of the human dignity
Artificial prolongation of life
Hippocratic oath
The difference between human and animal
Free decision
Difference in interpretation of the Bible
artifical prolongation of life – try to save patient in his terminal
phase of illness
pagan – person with polytheistic and / or pantheistic faith
Euthanasia and public opinion
arguments nowadays
Problems related to the permission
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Uncertain diagnosis
Judicial exploitability
Relativize of life and death
The possibility of quality palliative treatment
The possibility of passive euthanasia
mislead the severity of the disease – doctor make a mistake in
case of patient´s stage
terminal phase of illnes – you can´t avoid the death
sign an undertaken – „reverz“
Opinions for euthanasia
Right to life includes the right to die
 Right to die with honor
 Passive euthanasia means a lot of pain
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pain relieving medications – medicine which could reduce a pain
feel as a ballast – feel I´m not worthy
Thank you for your attention