Ethics and Values / Unit 8 Ethics 348 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Sanctity Argument
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The idea
The sanctity argument: innocent human life may never be deliberately taken, whatever is asked and however kindly meant — some doors stay closed to consent itself.
In practice
The position's root runs through natural law and divine command alike: life is held in trust, not owned — and trustees do not liquidate.
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