Which Physician Is Practicing Active Euthanasia

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which physician is practicing active euthanasia?

• A) Dr. Smith gives a fatal medication to a terminally ill patient who wants to end her life.
• B) Dr. Okeke withdraws a terminally ill person's feeding tube when that individual has specified, "I don't want heroic life-saving measures."
• C) Dr. Joshi holds off giving CPR during a heart attack to a nursing-home resident with a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order in that person's chart.
• D) Dr. Fukuda does not transfer a nursing-home resident with a DNH (Do not Hospitalize) order in her chart to the nearest medical center when she gets a high fever.

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