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American Medical Association Policy on End of Life Situations
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1. The Intentional Termination of One Human by Another is Against AMA Policy. **AMA is Against Active Euthanasia*** 2. The Decision to Cease Employing Extraordinary Means to Keep a Patient Alive when Biological Death Is Imminent is Acceptable ***AMA is For Passive Euthanasia*** |
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Rachel on AMA Policy on Euthanasia (Contractarian) |
- AMA should Not Let the Law Determine How Its Ethical Policies get Written - Passive Euthanasia causes suffering - At Times, Active Euthanasia is Morally Superior to Passive Euth. - Should not think that Active Killing Is Worse than Passive Killing - Whatever works best |
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Bonnie Steinbock on Euthanasia
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- Ceasing Employing Extraordinary Means to keep a patient alive is the same as Passive Euthanasia - Active Euthanasia is rare |
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2 Ways CEEM Is Not Passive Euthanasia
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1. When Patient Refuses Treatment - Christian Scientists may do it(Doesn't mean they want to die though) - CEEM is not intentionally ending life so its not passive euthanasia 2. Stopping Treatment will cause more suffering than the disease itself and will not benefit the Patient - Death is a secondary effect of primary intention |
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