Cross-Cultural Research on Death-Hastening Practices in the Frail Elderly Has

question 177

Multiple Choice

Cross-cultural research on death-hastening practices in the frail elderly has shown that practices include all of the following except

• A)depriving them of food..
• B)stabbing upon request.
• C)driving them from their home.
• D)injecting them with poison made from local plants.

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