Active And Passive Euthanasia Research Assignment (Essay Sample)

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE EUTHANASIA
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1 According to Rachels’ in passive euthanasia does the physician do anything?
Passive euthanasia is when the patient is left by the physician to die. The physician can choose to withdraw or withhold treatment.  This kind of death is caused by omission.  Rachel observes that in passive euthanasia the physician plays a role of withdrawing the medication for the patient to die.
1 Once a decision has been made for a terminally ill patient to die, is letting the person die better than killing?
After a decision has been made to terminate life, letting the person die is not the best way forward.  This may take the patient longer time to die hence increases more pain to the patient.  The procedure of letting the person to die takes time and increases agony to the patient. Withdrawing medication that sustains or relieves pain is more painful to the patient. It is better to take direct action. In this case active euthanasia may be the best way to go.
1 Is someone who allows another person to drown morally guilty of killing the person?
Allowing someone to drown while watching is morally wrong.  Killing or letting someone die is one and the same thing when it comes to moral standing.  In both cases the determining factor for morality is the motive behind the act. So the motive behind allowing someone t...