Is there a significant difference between acts and omissions when it comes to euthanasia?

S-for natural law actions matter, the intention is to kill for both smith and jones so both wrong

Ca-situation ethics-agape provides the compassionate response of helping someone to end their life whether this is an act or an omission is not morally significant

S-issue of moral agency, would conflict with Hippocratic oath for active

Ca-teleological argument both our deliberate acts but would favour the one with the consequence of the least suffering

S-many think it’s acceptable to allow someone to be left to die but not kill them by a deliberate act because it feels like murder

Ca-withdrawal of information is often a lengthy process and leads to medical resources being allocated who will not recover. No differnece, but active could speed up the inevitable process

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