Description

• Title:
  MORAL APPROACHES OF EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE: THE CASE OF ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ Y MARÍA JOSÉ CARRASCO
• Creator:
  Muñoz Tovar, Esther
• Description:
  This article develops the moral discussion about the legalisation of the practice of euthanasia and moral suicide. In order to give an opinion for the establishment of euthanasia in democratic regimes, the article revises different philosophical currents such as existentialism, utilitarianism and positive and negative freedom.  Key words: Euthanasia, legalization, utilitarianism, existentialism, freedom, human rights;
  The legalization of the so-called “good death” raises a moral debate in which society has not reached any common point. Those who confirm that it is an absolutely fundamental right for the common good confront with those who consider it a privation of the right to life. Through this research, it is intended to present the arguments for and against these practices. Furthermore, the aim is to defend the reasons why governments and society should fight for this legalization. In addition to supporting the position in those arguments in favor of these practices, the utilitarian perspective is key to reinforcing this position. Therefore, this theory defends that an action is correct if it is focused on increasing the general amount of pleasure and happiness.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2023 Esther Muñoz Tovar
• Date:
  2023.04.24
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Political Dialogues; No. 33 (2022): Political Dialogues;
  Dialogi Polityczne; Nr 33 (2022): Dialogi Polityczne;
  1730-8003
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/DP/article/view/39187/35462
• Subject:
  assisted suicide;
  euthanasia;
  good death;
  legalization;
  life;
  utilitarianism
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/DP/article/view/39187
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text