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Euthanasia
Critical Analysis Paper Summer 2013
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| terminally ill | near death |
| assisted suicide | giving a suffering patient a lethal dose of medicine knowing they are trying to end their life |
| phyician assisted suicide | physician writes a prescription of lethal medician |
| mercy killing | help a patient to death who is suffering |
| WWLST | withdrawing/withholding life sustaning therapy |
| slippery slope | agruement against assisted suicide |
| beneficence | duty to do good or help people |
| normaleficence | duty not to inflict harm on others |
| automomy | respect for patients right to choose |
| CPR | helping someone breathe by mechanical ventalation |
| euthanasia | from Greece meaning "good death" |
| prominent | involved |
| active | (euthanasia) introducing something to cause death |
| passive | (euthanasia) withholding treatment at the patients request |
| voluntary | giving consent |
| premature death | ending life before natural death |
| prolonged | (life) being kept alive |
| termination | ending of a life |
| vegetative state | having no brain activity |
| advocate | good choice |