a. serve as an insurance policy- it comforts patients by allowing them to know that it is there if they need it
b. respect the self determination of individuals
c. provide a relief from prolonged suffering
d. make a dignified death possible
2. In his article on VA euthanasia, Brock examines two broad lines of arguments against euthanasia:
a. deontological
b. utilitarian
3. People are generally opposed to killing because they have learned or been taught to think about it in negative terms. Killing is usually reported in the context of murder, not in the context of humanitarian service.
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Genetic counseling involves investigation and counsel through interview and conferencing with prospective parents to determine: the risk of passing on a genetic disease to their offspring.
30. A surrogate mother is a woman who: a woman who is carrying the ovum of the wife or another woman who is unable to give birth, and the husband’s sperm to eventually birth a child- they are bound under contract to give up the child at birth to the couple they agreed to complete this with. Most are paid from $20-25,000 in medical expenses.
31. To the idea that active voluntary euthanasia is incompatible with the doctor’s moral commitment to care for patients and protect life, Brock replies: the commitment to self determination and well being ought to be at the center of medical practice, not just preserving life.
32. For Rachels, the distinction between active and passive euthanasia often leads to decisions concerning life and death made on the conventional doctrine.
33. On the issue of euthanasia, Rachels argues that “letting die,” or “doing nothing,” is a form of passive euthanasia.
34. For James Rachels, the Standard View is wrong. If active euthanasia is sometimes permissible then passive euthanasia is also sometimes sometimes