Passive euthanasia.

مطالعه تطبیقی جرم‌زدایی از قتل ترحم‌آمیز فعال داوطلبانه

One of the challenges of new issues euthanasia controversial field of medical law which expanded the range of fields including: law, medicine, philosophy, bioethics and medical ethics back. Euthanasia more than anything is a tendency to ethics and morality. There are six types include euthanasia: 1- Voluntary active euthanasia, 2- Voluntary Passive euthanasia, 3- Non- Voluntary active euthanasi...

CLINICAL ETHICS Passive euthanasia

The idea of passive euthanasia has recently been attacked in a particularly clear and explicit way by an ‘‘Ethics Task Force’’ established by the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) in February 2001. It claims that the expression ‘‘passive euthanasia’’ is a contradiction in terms and hence that there can be no such thing. This paper critically assesses the main arguments for the Task...

Active vs. passive euthanasia: why keep the distinction?

Euthanasia and related practices worldwide.

The present paper examines the occurrence of matters relating to the ending of life, including active euthanasia, which is, technically speaking, illegal worldwide. Interest in this most controversial area is drawn from many varied sources, from legal and medical practitioners to religious and moral ethicists. In some countries, public interest has been mobilized into organizations that attempt...

THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE: ASSESSING THE OPTIONS (Part Two in a Two-Part Series on Euthanasia)

The libertarian view, advocated by philosopher James Rachels, states that there is no morally relevant difference between active and passive euthanasia. Moreover, Rachels says, it is biographical life (which includes a person's aspirations, human relationships, and interests), not biological life (being a human being), that is important from a moral point of view (see Part One, p. 13). And if p...