1. What the Catholic church believes & why (evidence) Pro Choice Arguments (philos, moral, practical) Pro-life arguments (philos, moral, practical) What the law says Abortion Revision Matrix Definitions: Abortion Pro choice Pro life What other Christian churches believe (liberal protestants) & why

2. Euthanasia Euthanasia To be able to define different forms of euthanasia To know what UK law says about euthanasia To reflect on some of the arguments for and against euthanasia

3. A retired pathologist, responsible for 130 assisted suicides. A retired pathologist, responsible for 130 assisted suicides. invented the 'death machine’, made from bits and pieces of household tools & toy parts. invented the 'death machine’, made from bits and pieces of household tools & toy parts. he called it " dignified, humane and painless and the patient can do it in the comfort of their own home at any time they want." he called it " dignified, humane and painless and the patient can do it in the comfort of their own home at any time they want." Doctor Death: Jack Kevorkian

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5. = The provision of an easy death to someone suffering from a painful terminal disease, who has little quality of life. In UK law, NOT illegal if done by doctors In UK law, NOT illegal if done by doctors Withdrawing artificial nutrition/ hydration Withdrawing artificial nutrition/ hydration withdrawing or not giving new treatments which have little hope of improving the situation withdrawing or not giving new treatments which have little hope of improving the situation giving strong painkillers that have the double eff ect of speeding up death giving strong painkillers that have the double eff ect of speeding up death =. = PASSIVE Euthanasia is LEGAL. Euthanasia Euthanasia What do you think Active euthanasia is, and do you think it is legal in the UK ? Explain. If the person is not on life support, doctors must obtain court approval to withdraw food/ water

6. Euthanasia Active Euthanasia Voluntary active euthanasia (person asks to be killed) involuntary active euthanasia =murder Assisted Suicide (person does it themselves) Passive Euthanasia (by doctors to a terminally ill patient) QUALITY OF LIFE Voluntary/ involuntary passive euthanasia UK illegal – legal in Belgium, Netherlands. By lethal injection. Doctors can administer. UK legal – only doctors + relatives.

8. Which of these is legal in the UK? Not resuscitating a person whose heart has stopped beating, but could be restarted electronically if treated quickly enough. Switching off the life support machine of someone who is in a vegetative state and will never recover (ie brain-dead - breathing but not conscious). Switching off the ventilator of a person in a coma (ie they are currently unconscious but brain function may be normal). This person could recover consciousness & independent breathing at any point. Passive Euthanasia

9. euthanasia and assisted suicide The difference WHO DID IT? the last act – the act without which death would not occur. WHO DID IT? the last act – the act without which death would not occur. if someone else = euthanasia. if someone else = euthanasia. For example, giving a patient a lethal injection or putting a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her would be considered euthanasia. For example, giving a patient a lethal injection or putting a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her would be considered euthanasia. if the person who dies = assisted suicide if the person who dies = assisted suicide The person swallows an overdose of drugs that has been provided by a doctor for the purpose of causing death. The person swallows an overdose of drugs that has been provided by a doctor for the purpose of causing death. The person pushes a switch to trigger a fatal injection after the doctor has inserted the needle into the patient’s vein. The person pushes a switch to trigger a fatal injection after the doctor has inserted the needle into the patient’s vein.

10. Pro- Legalising Euthanasia Anti- Legalising Euthanasia Hospices and new medical painkillers now make dying a comfortable and dignified experience for everyone (QUALITY OF LIFE). So euthanasia is never necessary. Doubts that it is what the person really wants. May change their mind when too late. Who decides when to allow it? only those people were killed who really wanted it? Open to abuse. Couldn’t trust doctors A cure may be found, or go into remission. People in irreversible comas have recovered Control over your own death is a basic human right. If suicide is legal, then asking for assisted suicide should be legal. Keeping someone alive is not as important as quality of life. If quality of life is poor, doctors & relatives should be allowed to provide a painless death. Life support machines cannot be kept on indefinitely, as pressure on NHS resources. Anyway, having them means euthanasia becomes necessary at some point. If life support machines can be stopped, it should be OK to stop other life- maintaining treatments.

11. Exam Question Explain why Euthanasia is a controversial issue. (8 marks) describe & explain 4 points, each in its own paragraph. “The law on euthanasia should be changed”. (6marks) Do you agree? Give 3 reasons for your opinion. Give reasons for why some people may disagree with you.