Exam 8: Euthanasia

Since blood transfusions are now common, they are always to be considered ordinary means of life support.

According to a broad definition of euthanasia, only so-called active euthanasia or mercy killing should be called euthanasia.

Relatively common or standard measures of life support are always to be considered ordinary means of life support.

Teri Schaivo's medical condition in 2005 can best be described as

Which of the following is an example of ordinary intervention?

_________ refers to administering medication with good intended effect and bad foreseen effect.

A person in persistent vegetative state is generally considered to be dead by most state laws.

What is the condition the American Medical Association has defined as dead?

Give a deontological argument for legalizing active euthanasia and a deontological argument against it.

Label as types of euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary) NVA, NVPO, NVPEx A person who has serious lung problems and has been temporarily placed on a respirator asks that she be removed from a respirator that is causing her great discomfort.

Which of the following is an example of extraordinary intervention?

Label as types of euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary) NVA, NVPO, NVPEx A dying patient asks that no more chemotherapy be given because it is doing nothing but prolonging her death, which is inevitable in a short time anyway.

Label as types of euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary) NVA, NVPO, NVPEx Parents of a newborn who is dying no matter what is done ask that doctors not do anything else to prolong its life.

Removing a person from a respirator after he has been declared dead by whole brain death criteria and laws is a case of passive euthanasia.

Label as types of euthanasia : Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary) NVA, NVPO, NVPEx A person who has terminal cancer takes an overdose of sleeping pills so that he will be able to die when and how he wishes.

To give pain medication in order to relieve pain, knowing that there is also a chance that the patient might be so weakened as to die from the medication, is generally considered a case of active euthanasia.

On present practice, only if someone is brain dead may they be removed from a respirator or other life-saving equipment.

Carol Carr's motivation was most likely

Mercy Killing is the same as _________ euthanasia.

A "Durable Power of Attorney" is substantially the same as a living will for they both are documents designed to enable one to write in advance what treatment one wants and what one doesn't want when dying and unable to speak.