Clara Knows Recovery from Her Systemic Melanoma Is Not Possible

question 228

Multiple Choice

Clara knows recovery from her systemic melanoma is not possible. She does not want to end her life either in unendurable pain or in a stupor, so she has requested an overdose of morphine. Clara will give herself this fatal dose. Clara is requesting:

• A) active euthanasia.
• B) physician-assisted suicide.
• C) altruistic euthanasia.
• D) passive euthanasia.

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