(法学英语unit 5课件)search for background information.ppt

A B C D E H F G euthanasia Search for background information Find the information on the Internet about the following terms from texts or about the subject. And report the information you’ve found to the class in the form of an oral presentation with or without Power Point within two minutes. dysthanasia voluntary euthanasia non-voluntary euthanasia Palliative care Hippocratic oath Medical ethics PAS(physician assisted suicide) I J K L M N O Assisted suicide Search for background information Richard Dimbleby lecture writer Terry Pratchet prima facie case PVS(persistent vegetative state) bioethicist living wills euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. There are different euthanasia laws in each country. The British House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics defines euthanasia as a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering. In the Netherlands, euthanasia is understood as termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient”. Search for background information Euthanasia is categorized in different ways, Which include voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is legal in some countries and U.S. states. Non- voluntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries.. Search for background information However, in the Netherlands, physicians can avoid prosecution by following well described and strict conditions when non- voluntary euthanasia is performed on infants. Involuntary euthanasia is usually considered murder. Euthanasia is the most active area of research in contemporary bioethics . Search for background information In medicine, dysthanasia means bad death and is considered a common fault of modern medicine. dysthanasia Technologies such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, artificial ventilation, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal membrane oxyg