unit 3 moral life issues

is sacred, dignity is foundation for moral vision

saint-sanctioned execution of persons convicted of serious crimes (lethal injection, gas chamber, electrocution)

sometimes legal sometimes not

no

mercy killing, purposefully taking someones life in order to end their suffering

taking deliberate steps to end someones life

not taking steps to prevent death (not going through with treatment)

person decides for themselves that they want to be euthanized

someone else decides for the patient to be euthanatized

making means of suicide available to patients to take lethal dose themselves

medical procedures that offer reasonable benefits without burdens (food, water)

medical procedures that offer little hope of benefits that causes burdens

incurably ill killing themselves with the help of a physician

do not resuscitate

document that states end of life wishes

you can allow someone to die but cannot be the cause of it (not using extraordinary means)

any age, soothing symptoms while maintaining quality of life

individual → community (taxes)

community → individual (children → education)

individual → individual (retern stolen items)

any war fought by divine command or for religious purpose (crusades)

• just cause

• comparative justice

• competent authority

• right intention

• probability of success

• last resort

• distinction

• proportionality

• military necessity

• fair treatment of power

• no maium in se

changes inherited characteristics by changing genetic makeup of plant, animal or person

healing various defects like chromosomal defects

improving human biological condition

creating a plant, animal, or person asexually that is genetically identical with another

lack intimate connection, affront dignity and rights of child

mechanically introducing sperm into uterus to bring about fertilization

fertilized egg

personhood of embryo is at conception

cells, homeostasis, reproduction, metabolism, dna

unitive, procreative

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

begins at conception, zygote, implantation

3 to 8 weeks, 3 layers form, heart beat begins at 6 weeks

week 9 to birth, majority of growth, move arm and legs at 9 weeks

spontaneous abortion, developmental problems

pregnancy occuring outside of uterus, baby living in fallopian tube, hemorrhage

up to 6 weeks or when heartbeat is detected