Exam 8: Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

There is a company in the United States that currently sends letters to people who have declared bankruptcy and offers them $45,000,plus expenses,to donate a kidney.

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Question 1

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The "Living Will" is an instrument that reflects an active euthanasia perspective.

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Question 2

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The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to help answer questions concerning transplantations has been adopted by ____ states.

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Question 3

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Presently 75 percent of women choosing abortion agree to donate fetal tissues,which are later exchanged for "site fee" rent for laboratory space where technicians perform their dissections.

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Question 4

The U.S.euthanasia society supports the right of any individual to take his or her own life through suicide regardless of motivation.

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Question 5

Which of the following statements is True?

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Question 6

"Xenotransplantation" refers to the use of animal organs for transplantation proposes.

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Question 7

The Japanese head the list of developed countries of the world in performing heart transplants.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements is True?

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Question 9

It is a felony in most states to assist another to commit suicide.

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Question 10

People committed to a sanctity-of-life perspective agree that "ordinary" life support (such as forced feeding of food and water)should never be withdrawn from dying patients.

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Question 11

Which of the following statements is False concerning the sanctity-of-life perspective on euthanasia?

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Question 12

According to DeVries and Subedi,bioethicists represent the patient,protecting her or his autonomy against the power of medicine.

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Question 13

The Department of Transportation has traditionally used human cadavers to measure the effectiveness of various crash protective devices in automobile collisions.

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Question 14

A document that states one does not want medical intervention to be kept alive if the quality of life is not good or hope for recovery is dismal is called

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Question 15

Situational ethics suggests that it is ethical to treat humans in different ways.

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Question 16

Extraordinary and ordinary treatment for dying patients are highly relativistic concepts.

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Question 17

If there were no new candidates for organs,it would take approximately four years to eliminate the backlog of candidates waiting for organs in the United States.

(True/False)

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Question 18

The U.S.euthanasia society supports the right of active,rational,and voluntary euthanasia for all terminal patients.

(True/False)

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Question 19

Which of the following statements is False?

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There is a company in the United States that currently sends letters to people who have declared bankruptcy and offers them $45,000,plus expenses,to donate a kidney.

The "Living Will" is an instrument that reflects an active euthanasia perspective.

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to help answer questions concerning transplantations has been adopted by ____ states.

Presently 75 percent of women choosing abortion agree to donate fetal tissues,which are later exchanged for "site fee" rent for laboratory space where technicians perform their dissections.

The U.S.euthanasia society supports the right of any individual to take his or her own life through suicide regardless of motivation.

Which of the following statements is True?

"Xenotransplantation" refers to the use of animal organs for transplantation proposes.

The Japanese head the list of developed countries of the world in performing heart transplants.

Which of the following statements is True?

It is a felony in most states to assist another to commit suicide.

People committed to a sanctity-of-life perspective agree that "ordinary" life support (such as forced feeding of food and water)should never be withdrawn from dying patients.

Which of the following statements is False concerning the sanctity-of-life perspective on euthanasia?

According to DeVries and Subedi,bioethicists represent the patient,protecting her or his autonomy against the power of medicine.

The Department of Transportation has traditionally used human cadavers to measure the effectiveness of various crash protective devices in automobile collisions.

A document that states one does not want medical intervention to be kept alive if the quality of life is not good or hope for recovery is dismal is called

Situational ethics suggests that it is ethical to treat humans in different ways.

Extraordinary and ordinary treatment for dying patients are highly relativistic concepts.

If there were no new candidates for organs,it would take approximately four years to eliminate the backlog of candidates waiting for organs in the United States.

The U.S.euthanasia society supports the right of active,rational,and voluntary euthanasia for all terminal patients.

Which of the following statements is False?

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health Care System

Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

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