ToK Presentation - Should We Allow Euthanasia in our
Society?
ToK Presentation - Should We Allow Euthanasia in our
Society?Simon Cereda, Katie Marshall & Jeremy AchkarSimon Cereda, Katie Marshall & Jeremy Achkar
Euthanasia: DefinitionEuthanasia: Definition
Ending a life early
To relieve pain
Allow the subject to die in an easy peaceful manner
Ending a life early
To relieve pain
Allow the subject to die in an easy peaceful manner
Specific Knowledge Issues
Specific Knowledge Issues
Freedom of choice
Rational vs Emotional
Freedom of choice
Rational vs Emotional
Freedom of choiceFreedom of choice
Accepted right amongst us nowadays
Examples through time:
Euthanasia accepted since the Greeks
Even made into rituals by some like Samurai
Modern controversy
Accepted right amongst us nowadays
Examples through time:
Euthanasia accepted since the Greeks
Even made into rituals by some like Samurai
Modern controversy
Nowadays we say that we have a right to make our own choices as long as they do not have negative consequences for others within society
Nowadays we say that we have a right to make our own choices as long as they do not have negative consequences for others within society
Assuming this to be true...
We can do what we want if it does not directly affect anyone else
Euthanasia does not directly affect anyone else
Therefore we can practice euthanasia
Assuming this to be true...
We can do what we want if it does not directly affect anyone else
Euthanasia does not directly affect anyone else
Therefore we can practice euthanasia
However, harbours many critics
People believe it to be outside of our choice
Our lives belong to something else, above our level of control
If we can end our lives however, is this not untrue - we have full access and therefore full rights?
However, harbours many critics
People believe it to be outside of our choice
Our lives belong to something else, above our level of control
If we can end our lives however, is this not untrue - we have full access and therefore full rights?
Ramon SampedroRamon Sampedro
Fought for 29 years for his legal death after accident left him paralysed neck downwards
He WANTED to die
His own life deemed not within his decision making abilities
Fought for 29 years for his legal death after accident left him paralysed neck downwards
He WANTED to die
His own life deemed not within his decision making abilities
Quotes upon the matterQuotes upon the matter
"From the Soviet gulag to the Nazi concentration camps and the killing fields of Cambodia, history teaches that granting the state legal authority to kill innocent individuals has dreadful consequences." ... Pete Du Pont, former Delaware governor
"The fundamental question about euthanasia: Whether it is a libertarian movement for human freedom and the right of choice, or an aggressive drive to exterminate the weak, the old, and the different, this question can now be answered. It is both." ... Richard Fenigsen, Dutch cardiologist
"A man, even if seriously sick or prevented in the exercise of its higher functions, is and will be always a man ... [he] will never become a 'vegetable' or an 'animal,'" the Pope said. "The intrinsic value and personal dignity of every human being does not change depending on their circumstances.“ ... Pope John Paul II, 2004
"From the Soviet gulag to the Nazi concentration camps and the killing fields of Cambodia, history teaches that granting the state legal authority to kill innocent individuals has dreadful consequences." ... Pete Du Pont, former Delaware governor
"The fundamental question about euthanasia: Whether it is a libertarian movement for human freedom and the right of choice, or an aggressive drive to exterminate the weak, the old, and the different, this question can now be answered. It is both." ... Richard Fenigsen, Dutch cardiologist
"A man, even if seriously sick or prevented in the exercise of its higher functions, is and will be always a man ... [he] will never become a 'vegetable' or an 'animal,'" the Pope said. "The intrinsic value and personal dignity of every human being does not change depending on their circumstances.“ ... Pope John Paul II, 2004
Rational vs EmotionalRational vs Emotional
Comes down to argument of rational nature to that of emotional
Pro Euthanasia - Using rational thinking
Against Euthanasia - Using emotional thinking
Comes down to argument of rational nature to that of emotional
Pro Euthanasia - Using rational thinking
Against Euthanasia - Using emotional thinking