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Natural law and Situation ethics applied to Euthanasia. - Coggle Diagram
Natural law and Situation ethics applied to Euthanasia.
Arguments for and against NL
FOR
It uphold the intrinsic value of life
The principle of the double effect gives a sensible flexibility to reliev pain when there is no prospects of saving the life.
It prevents humans from abusing power over others and putting themselves in the place of God.
AGAINST
Its religious foundations make it seem outdated
It is legalistic and shows no compassion to the pain and suffering experienced by many terminally ill people
The focus on the sanctity of life means that the concepts of the quality of life and individual autonomy are not seen as important.
Arguments for and against SE
AGAINST
Potentially 'do the most living things' is vague; what the most loving thing maybe subjective.
Situation ethics has a number of the weaknesses of utilitarianism in that it requires a prediction of the future; what the most loving outcome is may not absolutely certain.
FOR
It is flexible to individual situations, it recognises that no two situation regarding euthanasia are the same.
Agape love, is about ensuring the best possible outcome for the persons involved.
SE
Personalism is one of it key principles. It is people and their welfare rather than the keeping of laws that is at the heart of ethics.
It considers the quality of life as more significant than the sanctity of lie.
It rejects legalism in favour of asking what is the most loving thing to do; rules can be broken, according to Fletcher, when love demands it.
The theory is too relativist in its approach. He argues that the patient's medical condition is the starting point for any decisions in medical ethics.
NL
Undermines the stability of society; a society where life was not valued could not be an ordered society (which is a primary precept).
The principle of the double effect may allow pain relief. This is acceptable provided the intention is to relieve pain and the shortening of is an unintended secondary effect.
Five primary precepts align against euthanasia.