The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" __________

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" __________.

• A)authorizes physicians directly to administer a lethal dose of drugs to dying persons
• B)stipulates that aid in dying under the law does not constitute suicide, mercy killing, or homicide
• C)legitimizes euthanasia
• D)requires that the person who ends her or his own life be within at least two years of death
• E)None of these

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