What, According to Rachels, Is the Principal Reason That Active

question 491

Multiple Choice

What, according to Rachels, is the principal reason that active euthanasia might be preferable in certain cases to passive euthanasia?

• A) Being allowed to die can be a relatively slow and painful process, whereas someone may be humanely killed quickly and relatively painlessly.
• B) Mere cessation of treatment may give the patient and/or his or her family implausible hope of recovery prior to the patient's ultimate death.
• C) Passive euthanasia may be much more costly than active euthanasia since the patient may linger for days before his or her death.
• D) Doctors are more likely to be confident that all treatment options have been exhausted before agreeing to actively euthanize a patient.

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