The Argument That Allowing Active Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Will

question 46

Multiple Choice

The argument that allowing active euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide will inevitably lead to heinous extensions or perversions of the original practices is best characterized as a(n)

• A) slippery slope argument.
• B) red herring argument.
• C) argument from mercy.
• D) argument from utility.

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