Summary Of Margaret Pabst Battin's Opposition To Euthanasia
Margaret Pabst Battin is a professor at the University of Utah. She is a professor of philosophy and internal medicine, Division of Medical Ethics. The thesis of this article is “I believe that this opposition to euthanasia is in serious moral error—on grounds of mercy, autonomy, and justice.
She gives two duties concerning mercy, “the duty not to cause further pain or suffering and the duty to act to end pain or suffering already occurring.” For the first duty, if a treatment or test will not help the patients suffering than the patient should be allowed to die. For the second duty, medicines often result in side effects. These side effects can include nausea or vomiting, if these side effects are going on than it is making the patient suffering
She gives two duties concerning mercy, “the duty not to cause further pain or suffering and the duty to act to end pain or suffering already occurring.” For the first duty, if a treatment or test will not help the patients suffering than the patient should be allowed to die. For the second duty, medicines often result in side effects. These side effects can include nausea or vomiting, if these side effects are going on than it is making the patient suffering