ETHC 445N Week 4 Assignment: Academic Scholarly Research
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| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Brian |
Meriam Webster dictionary defines Euthanasia as “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.” There are two forms of Euthanasia; active and passive. Active Euthanasia is the process where the death of a person results from a specific act directed at causing their death. According to Griffith, “The intention of the person carrying out the act must be that the person will die (Kennedy and Grubb, 1998). An intention to relieve suffering by giving sedation and analgesia whose secondary effects are to shorten life is not considered active euthanasia and is lawful under the principle of double effect (Airedale NHSTrust vs Bland [1993]).” (Griffin, 2014, p. 94) The second form of Euthanasia is, Passive Euthanasia which is different from active euthanasia because the ending a life is not done through the use of a specific action such as lethal injection;.............paper continue
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| Term | September 2018 |
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Brian |
