WLST | VAE | |
---|---|---|
Status quo | ||
Is the doctor causing death? | No | Yes |
Is it an active intervention? | No | Yes |
Is the doctor intending death? | No | Yes |
Does the doctor kill the patient? | No | Yes |
Is it suicide? | No | Maybe |
Is it assisted suicide? | No | Maybe |
Is the doctor morally responsible for death? | No | Yes |
Is it permitted morally? | Yes | No |
Is it legal? | Yes | No |
Without moral fictions | ||
Is the doctor causing death? | Yes | Yes |
Is it an active intervention? | Yes | Yes |
Is the doctor intending death? | Sometimes Yes, sometimes No | Yes |
Does the doctor kill the patient? | Yes | Yes |
Is it suicide? | Yes | Yes |
Is it assisted suicide? | Yes | Yes |
Is the doctor morally responsible for death? | Yes | Yes |
Is it permitted morally? | Yes | Yes |
Is/should it be legal? | Yes | Open question |
VAE, voluntary active euthanasia; WLST, withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.