How Can Withholding or Removing Treatments Where the Burden or Harm

question 6

Multiple Choice

How can withholding or removing treatments where the burden or harm to the person is determined to outweigh the benefits be viewed?  

• A)as allowing the person to die as a result of the natural progression of the disease process  
• B)as causing the painless death of the person in order to end or prevent more suffering  
• C)as providing the person the means to end his or her own life when he or she is ready to die  
• D)as following the directives to avoid suffering included in do not resuscitate orders

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