Chapter 5: Euthanasia

A painless killing of a person who is suffering from an incurable disease, senility, or permanent damage to the brain, which cannot be repaired or cured.

an Act of Commission. Death is induced by direct/indirect action.

An Act of Omission. Here there is no active intervention to end the life.

It is induced at the will of an individual by his or her request.

Induced in persons who are unable to express their wishes.

The role of the ________ in voluntary euthanasia is not only desirable but also almost imperative, as he can only make several vital decisions.

A physician respecting the existing practice of __________, such as the patient’s right to refuse any treatment offered; or at times using doses of painkiller drugs, which may shorten the life— a physician is not transgressing any ethical bounds.

A doctor, acting in ________, is ethically justified in assisting death which, relieves intense and unnecessary pain or distress caused by an incurable illness, greatly outweighs the benefit to the patient than further prolonging life.

_______ must be undertaken to relieve suffering.

This oath says: “...neither I will administer a poison to anybody when asked for to do so, nor will I suggest such a course...”.