Is it less cruel to give such a child a lethal injection than to allow it to die after 9-10 days of withdrawing food and hydration?
Is there a morally significant difference to you between letting die by letting nature take its course and killing a patient if they are bound to die very soon anyway?
April 30, 2020What do you think of doctors not treating treatable conditions like having pneumonia in order to hasten death, while keeping the patient as free from pain as possible while they are dying?
April 30, 2020Is it less cruel to give such a child a lethal injection than to allow it to die after 9-10 days of withdrawing food and hydration?
Is it less cruel to give such a child a lethal injection than to allow it to die after 9-10 days of withdrawing food and hydration?
Deal with the use of either active or passive euthanasia in the case of severely defective newborns. Is it less cruel to give such a child a lethal injection than to allow it to die after 9-10 days of withdrawing food and hydration? If the child is going to die sooner or later anyway, which is morally preferable? Should active euthanasia be a legal option open to doctors and the parents or remain illegal in these types of cases? Give reasons for holding your view.