The first type that will be discussed is passive. Passive euthanasia is already in effect and many don’t even think about it. Passive euthanasia is the withholding of life sustaining medical treatment. One example, someone is on a ventilator, a machine that breaths for a person who is no longer able to breathe naturally, and you remove the ventilator and that person stops breathing. At that point you then have performed the act of passive euthanasia. This is deemed completely ethical by our medical leaders. Another example, a lady is no longer eating or drinking on her own. This lady has to be forced to eat and drink. She is suffering from malnutrition and dehydration. You have a choice to allow this lady to receive a feeding tube or withhold food and drink unless otherwise requested by the lady. If you decide not to apply a feeding tube then again you have choose passive
The first type that will be discussed is passive. Passive euthanasia is already in effect and many don’t even think about it. Passive euthanasia is the withholding of life sustaining medical treatment. One example, someone is on a ventilator, a machine that breaths for a person who is no longer able to breathe naturally, and you remove the ventilator and that person stops breathing. At that point you then have performed the act of passive euthanasia. This is deemed completely ethical by our medical leaders. Another example, a lady is no longer eating or drinking on her own. This lady has to be forced to eat and drink. She is suffering from malnutrition and dehydration. You have a choice to allow this lady to receive a feeding tube or withhold food and drink unless otherwise requested by the lady. If you decide not to apply a feeding tube then again you have choose passive