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A proxy decision-making standard whereby the guardian is directed to make the decision compatible with the previous wishes of the individual
Care designed to provide relief from pain and suffering rather than cure
Life that separates the living from the nonliving; life in this sense is not uniquely human but is that which we share with all other living things
Bringing about the death of someone suffering from terminal illness or intractable pain without the request or consent of the individual
Certain theories accept that there are rights, both positive and negative, that all humans have simply because they are human. These are called ______ theories.
________________ is a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman and fertilized in a laboratory dish.
The birth of Louise Brown is the first example of this technological advance
A state characterized by a permanent eyes-open level of unconsciousness is called _____________
The individual state in which one is accepted as having the criterion of humanity; an entity possessing moral standing, with legal rights and duties
Ceasing therapies that prolong life so that death can occur
A type of euthanasia in which the intent is to ease the dying process or end intractable pain
The call for a clear and convincing evidence standard in cases of withholding or withdrawing life-saving equipment has led to the increased use of these types of documents
A differentiation used to determine what level of care is required and what level of care is optional due to high costs, low effectiveness, or other criteria
According to Tom Beachamp, a person has committed suicide when:
In December 1989, the ________________ case became one of the first right-to-die cases to be heard by the Supreme Court
The position that abortion is murder and must be stopped is known as the ___________________ position.
In the 1973 case ___________, the Supreme court of the United States, relying on the constitutional right of privacy, legalized a woman's right to have an abortion
The belief that abortion should be illegal as a matter of respect for the sanctity of human life
The period during pregnancy at which a woman can feel movement of the fetus
The belief that abortion should be legal and the individual decision a matter of personal liberty