Applied Ethics, examples of questions for the final exam based on the supplied study guide.
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Rachels defines the AMA policy as false and doesn't believe it defines "letting a patient die".
Rachels believes it is wrong because it's vague in describing cessation of treatment.
Rachels believes the policy is mistaken because it "endorses" passive euthanasia and prohibits active.
The AMA prohibits any termination of life and supports that doctors take an oath to save lives at any cost.
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Every person should be free to do whatever he wishes in context where his actions do not interfere with the interest of other beings.
Waste is a bad thing.
Every being should regarded as an end rather than a means.
Both incentive and opportunity should be preserved to every individual.
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Sullivan says the AMA states that active euthanasia is wrong.
Sullivan believes that both passive euthanasia active euthanasia are wrong and the AMA supports this.
Sullvian theory is that the AMA requires all doctors take all measures to save lives.
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Sullivan holds that intention play a huge role, so the agent may want the good outcome, but there are cases that wouldn't lead to any good or cause more pain.
The Doctrine of Double Effect is where a person does something and the action causes desired and undesired outcomes, thus Sullivan uses this to argue doctors can choose which treatments are necessary.
The Doctrine of Double Effect is used to support Sullivan's theory that saving a life is always mandated.
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It is okay when the patient has consented to it.
It is okay to avoid more pain or when it will not be doing any good.
It is okay when the doctor must take extraordinary measures.
It is never okay.
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Sullivan interprets the AMA is more accurate and holds that active euthanasia is never okay.
Since bad intentions can make an act wrong, it is possible to hold that it is wrong to use euthanasia.
Good intentions cannot make a bad act good, so Sullivan is right is holding that intentions are moderatly important.
His arguments are stronger because he holds a theological factor that more people could agree with.
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It is required because it could potentially save a life and this is what is required via the AMA.
The insulin would be required because it would alleviate any pain associated with the diabetes.
It would be required because no one can be sure whether the cancer will kill him/her, Sullivan doesn't believe anyone can know for sure.
The insulin is required because by definition it's an ordinary measure and Sullivan states those can NEVER be withheld.
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That intentions don't matter, unless it can be proven and evidence can be shown.
That intentions do matter, if you kill someone accidently verses on purpose, the act changes based on intentions.
Intention are irrelvant unless the actions occur other than in a hospital.
Intentions do matter because it is part of a moral obligation that humans have and doctors take an oath to act on in their profession.
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The distinction isn't clear, Sullivan makes the distinction more confusing and poorly references the AMA terms, which are already vague.
The term of extraordinary is poorly defines, it is not elaborated upon enough.
There is no principled way of capturing the difference between the two means of treatment, it is relative to other factors.
Sullivan fails to give a definite way that the means of treatment can be justified and classified as either ordinary or extraordinary.
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The official and implied versions.
The utilitarian and non-utilitarian versions.
The active and passive versions.
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Every person should be free to do whatever he wishes in context where his actions do not interfere with the interest of other beings.
Waste is a bad thing.
Every being should regarded as an end rather than a means.
Both incentive and opportunity should be preserved to every individual.
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They have always been taken to be states or conditions of persons.
They have always been taken to be envirnomental surroundings.
They have always been taken to be measured by pleasure or pain.
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Cathedral view, optimal view, silo argument, & Physical Argument.
Cathedral view, Laboratory argument, Silo argument, and generic view.
Cathedral view, laboratory argument, silo argumnet, and Gymnasium argument.
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