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Response to James Rachels on Euthanasia
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This 320-word essay is a response to James Rachels opinion of euthanasia. It outlines active and passive euthanasia and goes over different examples of when euthanasia could be implemented.

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  • May 30, 2023
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Philosophy 320

Professor Galloway

10/17/2017

Response to: James Rachels

James Rachels discusses the differences between active and passive euthanasia in his

article written in 1975. He begins by addressing the need for medical professionals to

reconsider their opinions on the matter, and provides a statement endorsed by the House of

Delegates of the American Medical Association. It states that passive euthanasia, when a doctor

ceases medical care on an individual to allow them to die naturally, is acceptable. However,

Rachels disagrees strongly with this notion and presents several arguments to support his

rebuttal.

To begin, he suggests a situation where a cancer patient is dying of incurable cancer,

and would prefer death of living in agony. When the doctor approves of this passive euthanasia,

the patient may actually experience much more pain without the medical care while he is in the

process of dying, than he would have if the medical care had continued. In this case, Rachels

suggests that active euthanasia should be the preferred option.

The next example provided is one of a baby born with Down’s Syndrome and

additionally, with congenital defects that would require operations to keep the baby alive.

Sometimes, the doctors and parents decide not to operate on these babies, therefore, letting

them pass on. However, Rachels provides a quote from Anthony Shaw that describes these

baby’s deaths through infection and dehydration as an absolutely terrible experience for the

hospital staff.

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