ETHC 445N Week 3 Assignment; Course Project Milestone; Topic Selection and Discussion - Euthanasia

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ETHC 445N Principles Of Ethics

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Course Project Milestone - Topic Selection and Discussion Topic - Euthanasia Lucia Morton Chamberlain University ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Professor Eldar Sarajlic. January 25th Euthanasia, defined by the (Oxford Languages Dictionary n.d) as the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma, has been a subject of heated debate from both a legal and ethical standpoint. It still remains illegal in most countries. There are four forms of euthanasia: active euthanasia which involves killing a patient by active means, e.g., injecting a patient with a lethal dose of a drug, passive euthanasia e.g., withholding life support, voluntary euthanasia where the patient consents to the action and involuntary euthanasia, done without the consent of the patient e.g., if the patient is unconscious and his or her wishes are unknown. (Center for Health Ethics. n.d) Euthanasia is a subject so controversial that it does not give anyone the luxury of being neutral about it. Absolutely no gray areas. You either support it or you don’t. On one side of the debate, those for euthanasia argue that it is a violation of human freedom to force a continuation of life w

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