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PHI103_Week_5_Final_.docx Euthanasia: A Means to An End PHI103: Informal Logic Many people may argue that the intentional cause of death is immoral and/or unethical; however, incertain cases, act ... ive voluntary euthanasia is moral and should be a given rightActive voluntaryeuthanasia is the practice of intentionally administering medications to cause a patientâ€™s death, atthe patientâ€™s request, with full, informed consent (Onwuteaka, 1997). This paper will also explore the query of ethics and morality of physician assisted suicide, or euthanasia. This will examine strong arguments that euthanasia is or is not ethical and/or moral. Euthanasia: A Means to An End Argumentin Favor ofEuthanasia Premise 1: Consequentialism is the ethical theory which judges the rightness or wrongness of an act on the basis of its consequences, rather than on the basis of what principle the act falls under (Waller, 2011). Premi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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