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ignore consequences and focuses on act itself
morality is to do with duty not happiness
singer-act is no different from withdrawing treatment
act of killing someone who doesnt want to die is intrinsically wrong but not euthanasia
duty=summum bonum
cant achieve this in our life-must have immortal soul |
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ignore feelings of compassion,love and sympathy as they arn't relevant
not count the desire of the patient
Humans have an intrinsic worth as rational beings and therefore should not be killed
person who wishes to die is not acting rationally
strongly believes in autonomy but would want to protect those people overcome by pain/emotion and have lost their capacity to reason |
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against euthanasia as it is a means to an end
however as ends themselves autonomy and dignity are essential
euthanasia might be a way of ensuring someone can have dignity and self control when very ill |
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should do whatever the maxim universalised says
'in simiar cases, should we kill a person with these symptoms?'
we could happily universalise a maxim-'people in great pain, terminally ill with no chance or recovery and is in their right mind and voluntarily chooses to die should be given assistance in doing so'
self contradictory-no, could be a law
contradiction of the will-yes-fear of being forced to die
-no- wouldnt want to live in such conditions |
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| helping someone with ALS to dies when they lose use of their body is the same as willing that person in that condition just dies as a law of nature |
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