Assertion: active euthanasia | /r/CapableOf | treat person
Facets:
value: to an end
type: PURPOSE
value: as a means
type: MANNER
value: inappropriately
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: If (in theological language) life is sacred because humans are made in the image of God, or if (in philosophical language) persons have intrinsic value simply by being human and thus are ends in themselves, then active euthanasia inappropriately treats a person as a means to an end: a painless state of death.