Wolf Argues That Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Cannot Be Justified

question 61

Multiple Choice

Wolf argues that euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide cannot be justified on the grounds of patient autonomy because:

• A) Patients at the end of life more often than not lack autonomy.
• B) A doctor is not obliged to do everything that a patient wants.
• C) Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not necessary to provide humane end-of-life care.
• D) A case where a patient autonomously elects to end his or her life is suicide, not euthanasia.

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