ACTIVE - PASSIVE EUTHANASIANEW STYLE

• ACTIVE

  • DOING “x” = DOING SOMETHING

• PASSIVE

  • DOING “NON-X” = DOING SOMETHING

• BOTH INVOLVE TAKING AN INITIATIVE AND PRODUCING THE SAME END

  • UTILIZE DIFFERENT MEANS

• BOTH INVOLVE A DOING --- MINIMALLY A MENTAL ACTION

• MORAL EQUIVALENTS BUT MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS

• ACTIVE MAY BE MORE HUMANE THAN PASSIVE SINCE SUFFERING IS TERMINATED SOONER

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