ABSTRACT
This chapter contains a very brief introduction to euthanasia, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. Euthanasia can be thought of as ending the life of a person when it is thought to be in the person's best interest. This might involve turning off life support, or administering morphine to a terminally ill person leading to his or her death. This is explained as a thought experiment which presents a case of two persons, Smith and Jones who are intended to kill their young cousin in order to inherit some money. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about these problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars and used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
