The in Re Quinlan Case Was So Significant Because

question 17

Multiple Choice

The In re Quinlan case was so significant because

• A) Karen Ann Quinlan was in a coma and could not make her own decisions
• B) the court determined that every adult of sound mind has a right to determine what should be done to his or her body
• C) the case was the first to seriously address the issues of whether euthanasia should be permitted when a patient is terminally ill
• D) the patient can be operated on without giving informed consent, even if in a coma

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