Question 1

Generally speaking, active euthanasia is more easily tolerated in the U.S. than passive euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In the Karen Ann Quinlan case, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the ventilator could be turned off as long as her:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents agreed to the procedure 
B)  parents agreed not to bring legal action against the hospital or the physicians 
C)  parents could prove that this action would not violate Karen's religious beliefs 
D)  physicians agreed she had no reasonable chance of regaining consciousness. 
A)  parents agreed to the procedure 
B)  parents agreed not to bring legal action against the hospital or the physicians 
C)  parents could prove that this action would not violate Karen's religious beliefs 
D)  physicians agreed she had no reasonable chance of regaining consciousness. D

Question 3

This oath has been used by the World Medical Association since shortly after World War II and is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hippocratic Oath 
B)  the Declaration of Geneva 
C)  no prohibition against administering a "poison" when one is requested 
D)  both b and c. 
A)  the Hippocratic Oath 
B)  the Declaration of Geneva 
C)  no prohibition against administering a "poison" when one is requested 
D)  both b and c. D

Question 4

Nancy Cruzan's situation was finally resolved when:

Accepted Answer

A)  she died even though still on a life support system 
B)  her physician reaffirmed his opposition to withdrawal of life support 
C)  her physician changed his mind and the court then agreed that life support could be withdrawn 
D)  a hospital staff member quietly "pulled the plug" without the authority to do so 
A)  she died even though still on a life support system 
B)  her physician reaffirmed his opposition to withdrawal of life support 
C)  her physician changed his mind and the court then agreed that life support could be withdrawn 
D)  a hospital staff member quietly "pulled the plug" without the authority to do so

Question 5

List the basic provisions of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) and then discuss some of the side effects of this program.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&The DWDA allows terminally ill Oregon re

Question 6

The case of "It's over, Debbie" is an example of the slippery slope argument.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of these statements about the Hippocratic Oath is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It probably originated in the fifth century B.C. 
B)  All physicians are required to swear allegiance to this oath. 
C)  It prohibits the giving of "deadly medicine." 
D)  It prohibits the giving of an "abortive remedy." 
A)  It probably originated in the fifth century B.C. 
B)  All physicians are required to swear allegiance to this oath. 
C)  It prohibits the giving of "deadly medicine." 
D)  It prohibits the giving of an "abortive remedy."

Question 8

What is the definition of the terms
-Advance directive

Accepted Answer

A document that specifies the

Question 9

The machine that Dr. Kevorkian created was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  death machine 
B)  death assistant 
C)  thanaton 
D)  Merciton. 
A)  death machine 
B)  death assistant 
C)  thanaton 
D)  Merciton.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal abortion in the U.S. has proved to have a low risk to the woman's health. 
B)  The health risk to the woman increases when abortions are performed at advancing stages of pregnancy. 
C)  Partial-birth abortions have been banned by law in about half of states. 
D)  The Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision forbids states from regulating abortions at any stage in pregnancy. 
A)  Legal abortion in the U.S. has proved to have a low risk to the woman's health. 
B)  The health risk to the woman increases when abortions are performed at advancing stages of pregnancy. 
C)  Partial-birth abortions have been banned by law in about half of states. 
D)  The Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision forbids states from regulating abortions at any stage in pregnancy.

Question 11

Dr. Kevorkian served eight years of his sentence before being released at the age of 79.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe four options that, according to Kastenbaum, the physician in the "Debbie" case could have chosen.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Taking other measures to relieve the pat

Question 13

Kastenbaum's discussion of the Black Stork movement highlights Dr. Harry Haiselden, who boasted of allowing the deaths of six "defective" infants in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Netherlands 
B)  the United States 
C)  Germany 
D)  Canada. 
A)  the Netherlands 
B)  the United States 
C)  Germany 
D)  Canada.

Question 14

Since the Death with Dignity Act (DVDA) began, individuals who requested this have primarily consisted of people with the following characteristics:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian or Hispanic 
B)  college-educated, white, with health insurance 
C)  no health insurance 
D)  both a and c 
A)  Asian or Hispanic 
B)  college-educated, white, with health insurance 
C)  no health insurance 
D)  both a and c

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a slippery slope argument applied to assisted death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physicians sometimes are in error when they conclude that people are terminally ill. 
B)  Most patients are not qualified to make end-of-life decisions for themselves. 
C)  We should not approve of assisted death for any particular person because that will encourage more such deaths and with less selectivity. 
D)  It is very difficult to bring legal action against physicians who provide assisted death because they usually slip out of charges. 
A)  Physicians sometimes are in error when they conclude that people are terminally ill. 
B)  Most patients are not qualified to make end-of-life decisions for themselves. 
C)  We should not approve of assisted death for any particular person because that will encourage more such deaths and with less selectivity. 
D)  It is very difficult to bring legal action against physicians who provide assisted death because they usually slip out of charges.

Question 16

What is the definition of the terms
-Hippocratic Oath

Accepted Answer

A code presenting ethical prin

Question 17

A literal translation of the term euthanasia would be "happy death."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Recent national polls found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the public approves of allowing doctors to end the life of a severely distressed dying person at that person's request 
B)  the public opposes allowing doctors to end the life of a severely distressed dying person at that person's request 
C)  the public is about equally split on this issue 
D)  physicians support but nurses oppose ending a dying person's life at that person's request. 
A)  the public approves of allowing doctors to end the life of a severely distressed dying person at that person's request 
B)  the public opposes allowing doctors to end the life of a severely distressed dying person at that person's request 
C)  the public is about equally split on this issue 
D)  physicians support but nurses oppose ending a dying person's life at that person's request.

Question 19

In the "Debbie" case, the physician:

Accepted Answer

A)  consulted with a supervising physician before deciding on administering a lethal dose 
B)  filled the syringe with the lethal dose, so that a nurse would not have to participate in the life-ending action 
C)  conversed with both the patient and her companion until becoming convinced that a lethal dose was the best action to take 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  consulted with a supervising physician before deciding on administering a lethal dose 
B)  filled the syringe with the lethal dose, so that a nurse would not have to participate in the life-ending action 
C)  conversed with both the patient and her companion until becoming convinced that a lethal dose was the best action to take 
D)  none of the above.

Question 20

What are the conditions that must be met before a physician can legally assist a patient in ending his or her life in the Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&The patient must be suffering unbearably

Generally speaking, active euthanasia is more easily tolerated in the U.S. than passive euthanasia.

In the Karen Ann Quinlan case, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the ventilator could be turned off as long as her:

This oath has been used by the World Medical Association since shortly after World War II and is associated with:

Nancy Cruzan's situation was finally resolved when:

List the basic provisions of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) and then discuss some of the side effects of this program.

The case of "It's over, Debbie" is an example of the slippery slope argument.

Which of these statements about the Hippocratic Oath is NOT true?

What is the definition of the terms -Advance directive

The machine that Dr. Kevorkian created was known as the:

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Dr. Kevorkian served eight years of his sentence before being released at the age of 79.

Describe four options that, according to Kastenbaum, the physician in the "Debbie" case could have chosen.

Kastenbaum's discussion of the Black Stork movement highlights Dr. Harry Haiselden, who boasted of allowing the deaths of six "defective" infants in:

Since the Death with Dignity Act (DVDA) began, individuals who requested this have primarily consisted of people with the following characteristics:

Which of the following is an example of a slippery slope argument applied to assisted death?

What is the definition of the terms -Hippocratic Oath

A literal translation of the term euthanasia would be "happy death."

Recent national polls found that:

In the "Debbie" case, the physician:

What are the conditions that must be met before a physician can legally assist a patient in ending his or her life in the Netherlands?

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Exam 9: Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Abortion, and the Right to Die

Generally speaking, active euthanasia is more easily tolerated in the U.S. than passive euthanasia.

In the Karen Ann Quinlan case, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the ventilator could be turned off as long as her:

This oath has been used by the World Medical Association since shortly after World War II and is associated with:

Nancy Cruzan's situation was finally resolved when:

List the basic provisions of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) and then discuss some of the side effects of this program.

The case of "It's over, Debbie" is an example of the slippery slope argument.

Which of these statements about the Hippocratic Oath is NOT true?

What is the definition of the terms -Advance directive

The machine that Dr. Kevorkian created was known as the:

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Dr. Kevorkian served eight years of his sentence before being released at the age of 79.

Describe four options that, according to Kastenbaum, the physician in the "Debbie" case could have chosen.

Kastenbaum's discussion of the Black Stork movement highlights Dr. Harry Haiselden, who boasted of allowing the deaths of six "defective" infants in:

Since the Death with Dignity Act (DVDA) began, individuals who requested this have primarily consisted of people with the following characteristics:

Which of the following is an example of a slippery slope argument applied to assisted death?

What is the definition of the terms -Hippocratic Oath

A literal translation of the term euthanasia would be "happy death."

Recent national polls found that:

In the "Debbie" case, the physician:

What are the conditions that must be met before a physician can legally assist a patient in ending his or her life in the Netherlands?

As We Think About Death

What Is Death What Does Death Mean

Denial or Adaptation: The Death System

Dying: Transition From Life

Hospice and Palliative Care

End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Suicide

Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident

Death in the World of Childhood

Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning

The Funeral Process

Do We Survive Death

How Can We Help Caregiving and Death Education

Good Life, Good Death Trying to Make Sense of It All

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