Wolf Argues That the Aggressive Administration of Pain-Relieving Drugs That

question 822

Multiple Choice

Wolf argues that the aggressive administration of pain-relieving drugs that foreseeably increase the risk of the patient's death is not a case of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide because:

• A) Many therapeutic actions by medical professionals foreseeably increase the risk of death as well.
• B) Death must be the immediate result of a practice for that practice to qualify as an act of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.
• C) Patients may consent to the aggressive administration of pain-relieving drugs without knowing the relevant risks.
• D) In such a case, the patient is not killed, but is merely allowed to die.

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