Proponents would and could argue for the permissibility of PAS, citing the Principle of Double Effect or passive euthanasia. Which places a great deal of respect for individual autonomy, and a patient’s right to refuse life-saving equipment, or if already connected to such machines having them withdrawn. It is important to mention, the PDE does not allow a physician to give a person a medication that would directly and knowingly cause their death. For example, a patient who wants to die may be given an injection of morphine to alleviate pain with the foreseeable result that they will die. The key, to PDE in this example is that the physician does not intend to cause the death of the patient. This may be counter balanced with active euthanasia, which describes a person whom wishes to end their life, and who is given a medication to alleviate pain with the intended result that they will die. In this example, it is both immoral and illegal because it is considered direct Physician-Assisted Death. Supporters of the
Proponents would and could argue for the permissibility of PAS, citing the Principle of Double Effect or passive euthanasia. Which places a great deal of respect for individual autonomy, and a patient’s right to refuse life-saving equipment, or if already connected to such machines having them withdrawn. It is important to mention, the PDE does not allow a physician to give a person a medication that would directly and knowingly cause their death. For example, a patient who wants to die may be given an injection of morphine to alleviate pain with the foreseeable result that they will die. The key, to PDE in this example is that the physician does not intend to cause the death of the patient. This may be counter balanced with active euthanasia, which describes a person whom wishes to end their life, and who is given a medication to alleviate pain with the intended result that they will die. In this example, it is both immoral and illegal because it is considered direct Physician-Assisted Death. Supporters of the