In the Netherlands, Where There Are Guidelines for Physician-Assisted Suicide

question 56

Multiple Choice

In the Netherlands, where there are guidelines for physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, a study found that

• A) assisted suicide is approached cautiously and used sparingly.
• B) passive euthanasia was requested much more often than active euthanasia.
• C) active euthanasia was hardly requested at all.
• D) assisted suicide accounted for most of the medically-assisted deaths.

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Definitions:

Loudness

A perceptual attribute of sounds that is primarily a physiological correlate of sound pressure level, measured in decibels.

Pitch

The perception of how high or low a sound is, depending on the frequency of the sound wave.

Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equating to one cycle per second.

Auditory Neuron

a nerve cell that is involved in the process of hearing, transmitting auditory signals from the ear to the brain.