Euthanasia-
is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.
Anomie-
A structural condition in which social norms are weak or conflicting
Death-
the irreversible cessation of all vital functions especially as indicated by permanent stoppage of the heart, respiration, and brain activity
sociopath
a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.
medicalization
is the process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment.
health
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
health care
the institutionalized means of combating illness and promoting health
medicine
anything that treats illness and promotes health
epidemology
study of health/disease distribution in society
nancy cruzan
A woman who was in a vegetative state for years, her husband wanted her feeding tube removed so she could pass away and her family fought it. Her brain was almost non-existent, and she had no EEG readings, she was dead but breathing.
active euthanasia
occurs in those instances in which someone takes active means to bring someone to death, such as lethal injection
passive euthanasia
when a person doesn't want his/her death to be intervened with (i.e DNR- Do Not Resuscitate)
rational suicide
the concept that suicide is presumably a reasonable choice by a terminally ill person; also, the ending of one's life for considered reasons as opposed to emotional/psychological reasons.
nazi doctors
all followed same mindset: follow orders and directions, didn't show pain, remorse, guilt or sympathy. All thought they were practicing medicine, on the body or organism of "germany" by removing harmful agents to the body of the german people.
double effect
the good and bad effect of an action, compared according to a principle that seeks to justify the action if the bad effect, though foreseen, is outweighed by the good effect.
suffering
the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
life unworthy of life
was a Nazi designation for the segments of the populace which, according to the Nazi regime of the time, had no right to live.
eugenics
the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the pervers
americas with disabilities act
Legislation passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Under this Act, discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and government activities.