Legislation in the Netherlands, the Only Developed Country That Allows

question 77

Multiple Choice

Legislation in the Netherlands, the only developed country that allows assisted suicide, requires that doctors must first satisfy several conditions: the patient must express a desire to terminate his or her life, the patient's suffering is severe and unlikely to improve, other forms of care have been attempted, and a second doctor must be consulted to ensure that these conditions have been met.In an anonymous survey, what condition did doctors indicate that they frequently ignore?

• A)the patient expressed a desire to terminate his or her life
• B)the patient's suffering is severe and unlikely to improve
• C)other forms of care have been attempted or refused
• D)consulting a second physician to ensure that the conditions had been met

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