Gay-Williams Argues That Euthanasia Requires That We Regard Ourselves or Others

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Multiple Choice

Gay-Williams argues that euthanasia requires that we regard ourselves or others as less than fully human because:

• A) It leads to a dangerous slippery slope in public policy on life-and-death matters.
• B) It is always contrary to mankind's inherent natural goal of survival.
• C) It erroneously places some people in the category of the "hopelessly ill."
• D) It is never in the patient's rational self-interest to give up his or her life.

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Definitions:

Long-Term Memory

The phase of the memory system that is capable of storing information for long periods of time, often throughout a person's life.

Interference Theory

A theory suggesting that the ability to remember information is affected by other information learned either previously or subsequently.

Proactive Interference

is a phenomenon where older memories inhibit the ability to remember new information because of the clutter or confusion of old and new information.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory responsible for the storage of information over an extended period, from days to decades.