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The video https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-the-suicide-tourist/ follows Craig Ewert whowas diagnosed with ALS and who is trying to schedule his suicide in Switzerland. Craigexpresses that he appreciates life and might want to live longer but because of the way policiesare set up he must be able to swallow the medication that would kill him. He commits suicideearly because he is worried he will not be able to swallow if his condition progresses.
Questions:
1.The policy to insure all euthanasia’s are voluntary forces Craig to end his life earlier than hewould otherwise. If one is completely clear about one’s wishes before one becomes unable toswallow, Why would it be unethical for a doctor to assist in completing his wishes?
2. What makes turning off his own breathing machine and swallowing the medication himself
morally important?
3. Is this morally distinct from asking someone to turn off the switch and administer medicationfor him?
4. Might such legalistic distinctions hurt people like Craig and cause them to end their livesbefore they would otherwise?
5. What kind of euthanasia was depicted in the video? Active or passive? Voluntary ornon-voluntary?
6. Why does the doctor record Craig drinking the medication?
7.Why is it important that he is told that he will die if he drinks the medication?
8. Craig was lucky enough to be able to be financially secure enough to travel. How might havingeuthanasia only available in certain locations make euthanasia prohibitive to the poor?
9. Does Craig seem to think life itself is not valuable? How does the dignity of life figure intohis decisions?
10.What might Rachels think about the legalistic distinction between active and passiveeuthanasia in this video?
