The Following Questions for Readings: "'For Now I Have My

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Multiple Choice

The Following Questions For Readings: "'For Now I Have My Death,' 1: The 'Duty to Die' Versus the Duty to Help the Ill Stay Alive" Felicia Ackerman
-Ackerman criticizes the view of John Hardwig who argues that if you are old and had made sacrifices for your family and are now ill, and if keeping you alive takes a great deal of your family's time and money, you have a duty to die (maybe a duty to commit suicide) to avoid burdening your family. She argues that Hardwig's assumptions are

• A) plausible but weak.
• B) incoherent.
• C) dubious.
• D) unclear.

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