Abstract
Abstract
Physicians-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Reevaluating the Moral
Permissibility of 'Killing'
By Ana Maria Ramirez
This thesis seeks to provide and alternative perspective of how
physicians-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia can be considered
morally permissible as medical practices in the United States. The
first two chapters lay the groundwork for the main arguments used
against and for PAS and euthanasia. The third and final chapter
argues that the morality of PAS and euthanasia must be determined
based on three principles: 1) respect of autonomy, 2) physician
duty of beneficence, and 3) placing moral weight on the reasons and
intended results of an action. According to these principles, PAS
and euthanasia are not only morally equivalent but they are just as
morally permissible as ‘letting die'. I conclude that with my
proposed guidelines for safeguards to prevent abuse of PAS and
euthanasia, the two medical practices should be legalized in the
United States.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
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II. Chapter One: Arguments Against PAS and Euthanasia
…………………………………………………………………..7-22
III. Chapter Two: Arguments For PAS and Euthanasia
………………………………………………………………………23-39
IV. Chapter Three: Killing Can Be Morally Permissible
………………………………………………………………………40-57
V. Conclusion
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