One Question of Particular Interest Has Been Whether Vulnerable Groups-The

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Multiple Choice

One question of particular interest has been whether vulnerable groups-the elderly, the poor, uninsured people, racial and ethnic minorities, people with psychiatric illness, women, people with little education, and others-have been at greater risk of physician-assisted death. Research in both Oregon and the Netherlands has found _______ evidence that this is the case.

• A) little or no
• B) definitive
• C) substantial
• D) some

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Definitions:

Existentialism

The approach to philosophy that focuses on conscious experience (phenomenology), free will, the meaning of life, and other basic questions of existence.

Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre, a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, and novelist known for his exploration of freedom, existentialism, and the human condition.

Nietzsche

A German philosopher known for his exploration of individual morality, the will to power, and the critique of religion.

Optimistic View

A tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.