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What is a moral issue?

Moral issue is **a working** definition **of an issue of moral concern is presented as any issue with the potential to help or harm anyone, including oneself.”**

Examples of moral issue

Abortion, medical access, borders, human trafficking, racism, violence, hunger

What is active euthanasia?

In active euthanasia a person directly and deliberately causes the patient's death.

What is passive euthanasia?

In passive euthanasia they don't directly take the patient's life, they just allow them to die.

What is voluntary euthanasia?

Voluntary euthanasia occurs at the request of the person who dies.

What is non voluntary euthanasia?

Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when the person is unconscious or otherwise unable (for example, a very young baby or a person of extremely low intelligence) to make a meaningful choice between living and dying, and an appropriate person takes the decision on their behalf.

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Non-voluntary euthanasia also includes cases where the person is a child who is mentally and emotionally able to take the decision, but is not regarded in law as old enough to take such a decision, so someone else must take it on their behalf in the eyes of the law.

What is involuntary?

Involuntary euthanasia occurs when the person who dies chooses life and is killed anyway. This is usually called murder, but it is possible to imagine cases where the killing would count as being for the benefit of the person who dies.

What is Indirect euthanasia?

This means providing treatment (usually to reduce pain) that has the side effect of speeding the patient's death.

Since the primary intention is not to kill, this is seen by some people (but not all) as morally acceptable.

What is Assisted suicide?

This usually refers to cases where the person who is going to die needs help to kill themselves and asks for it. It may be something as simple as getting drugs for the person and putting those drugs within their reach

What is Quality of Life?

Quality of Life is about how good/worthwhile someone's life is. It is not just about material goods (money, property and objects etc.), it is about someone's physical and mental wellbeing, their ability to live without excessive suffering, to experience life, and to communicate and interact with others and, if they choose, with God

What is Sanity of Life according to Christians?

“We are like God, and that likeness means that human life is always to be treated with dignity and respect. The sanctity of life means that humanity is more sacred than the rest of creation. Human life is not holy in the same sense that God is holy. Only God is holy in and of Himself.”

Christians believe in sanity of life

What do Christianity think about abortion?

“Christianity thinks that every child has God inside of them so getting rid of your kid is getting rid of God from your life.They also think that you should not destroy god creation-News article”

What does Islam believe about abortion?

Muslims regard **abortion** as wrong and haram (forbidden), but many accept that it may be permitted in certain cases.

All schools of Muslim law accept that abortion is permitted if continuing the pregnancy would put the mother's life in real danger. This is the only reason accepted for abortion after 120 days of the pregnancy.

What is sanity of life according to Muslims?

Whosoever has spared the life of a soul, it is as though he has spared the life of all people. Whosoever has killed a soul, it is as though he has murdered all of mankind.

**-Qur'an 5:32**

What happened to Tony Nicklinson?

A stroke in 2005 left Tony Nicklinson with 'locked-in syndrome' – mentally sound but paralysed from the neck down and unable to speak.  \n In 2012, Tony Nicklinson who is physically unable to commit suicide took his 'right-to-die' case to the High Court.  At the High Court in London, he described his existence as 'dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable' as he began his landmark case that challenges the law on murder.  He wanted the three judges to rule that if, and when, he decides he wants to die, a doctor will be immune from prosecution if they help him. I cannot scratch if I itch, I cannot pick my nose if it is blocked and I can only eat if I am fed like a baby - only I won’t grow out of it, unlike the baby.   I am washed, dressed and put to bed by carers who are, after all, still strangers. You try defecating to order while suspended in a sling over a commode and see how you get on.' \n His daughter said: 'He is living a life he does not wish to live. This is pure torture for him.' \n He is condemned to an existence he does not wish to live in a state of suffering and indignity that no-one should be forced to endure. He communicated using his eyes

What happened to Dianne Pretty?

Dianne Pretty was suffering from motor neurone disease and wanted to die. She and her husband petitioned the courts to make sure her husband didn't go to prison if he were to help her to end her life. He did not get immunity, the disease took its inevitable course, and Dianne Pretty died in hospital under exactly the sort of conditions she didn't want to endure.  A statement made stated that Pretty's case would justify as assisted suicide, therefore the law would have to change in order for her wishes to come true.  It was believed that if the law was changed, it would bring about more harm than good.