If a Terminally Ill Patient Requests a Dose of Morphine

question 194

Multiple Choice

If a terminally ill patient requests a dose of morphine sufficient to end his or her life, is given the medication, and then receives help with the IV in the last moments of life, this would be considered:

• A) passive euthanasia.
• B) physician-assisted suicide.
• C) first-degree homicide.
• D) altruistic euthanasia.

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