Some Opponents of Active Euthanasia Argue That Euthanasia Is Uncalled

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Multiple Choice

Some opponents of active euthanasia argue that euthanasia is uncalled for; a dying patient in the grip of unimaginable pain, for example, does not have to be killed to escape her agony. Modern medicine offers dying patients unprecedented levels of pain relief. A common reply to this argument is

• A) although it is possible to manage even severe pain well, too often pain is not well managed.
• B) in arguments about euthanasia, pain is irrelevant.
• C) although it is possible to manage even severe pain well, physicians do not try to do so.
• D) pain is a fact of life that patients must learn to live with.

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