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Jacqueline A Laing¹

¹Department of Law, Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London E1 7TP, UK. j.laing@londonmet.ac.uk

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This article critiques infanticide proposals based on personhood and actualism, arguing they rely on arbitrary criteria for moral status. It defends the equal dignity principle against the normalization of non-voluntary euthanasia and its societal implications.

Keywords:

Euthanasia Law Mentally Ill and Disabled Persons Newborns and Minors Rights

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Philosophy of Law
Human Rights

Background:

Critiques personism and actualism as bases for moral status, as proposed by Giubilini and Minerva.
Highlights that criteria like valuing life, exhibiting qualities, or desirability to family are arbitrary and discriminatory.
Addresses the fluctuating nature of human abilities, age, and desirability, challenging fixed notions of personhood.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the ethical and legal foundations of infanticide proposals.
To defend the equal dignity principle in human rights law.
To scrutinize the normalization of non-voluntary euthanasia and its societal consequences.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of personism and actualism.
Legal and ethical examination of the equal dignity principle.
Critical review of emerging practices like the Groningen Protocol and substituted consent for euthanasia.

Main Results:

Personism and actualism rely on arbitrary and discriminatory criteria for moral status.
The equal dignity principle offers a robust alternative to vitalism and consequentialism.
Institutionalizing non-voluntary euthanasia poses significant risks to societal values and professional ethics.

Conclusions:

Eroding the value of human life has severe, long-term destructive implications.
The effort to institutionalize euthanasia based on selective, short-term considerations is irrational.
Upholding human rights necessitates rejecting discriminatory criteria for moral status and opposing non-voluntary euthanasia.