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1. According to the presentation, patients?

- can have their wishes about health care overruled by medical providers if at least two doctors agree that they will die without treatment.

- can refuse medical treatment even if it's necessary to save their life, as long as they're deemed to be mentally competent.

- are not permitted to refuse life-saving treatment, because they're assumed to be
mentally incompetent if they are suicidal.

2. According to the presentation, an advance directive?

- should be crafted very carefully, because insurance companies take advantage of ambiguous language to save money by withdrawing care from patients.

- expresses a patient's wishes about medical care but is not legally binding on health care providers or a patient's family members.

- dictates what medical procedures a patient wants to undergo if they're no longer mentally competent and/or capable of communicating.

3. According to the presentation, Death with Dignity laws?

- provide dying patients with the option of assisted suicide in states which have implemented them.

- allow assisted suicide but lack sufficient guidelines to prevent abuse and exploitation.

- have been overturned since being ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

4. According to the presentation, the U.S?

- spends far more on end-of-life care than comparative countries despite the fact that many patients and their families don't necessarily want or benefit from much of this care.

- spends more on end-of-life care than comparative countries due to universal coverage provided by Medicare and enables the elderly to live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

- spends less of end-of-life care than comparative countries due to the widespread availability of hospice care and the expansion of Death with Dignity laws.

5. According to the presentation, supporters of assisted suicide argue that?

- dying patients should have the right to end their lives on their own terms as long as proper safeguards are in place.

- the U.S. spends far too much money on end-of-life care; assisted suicide would save funds that could be better spent on preventative care for younger people.

- individuals should be permitted to end their lives for any reason whatsoever; the right to life entails the right to die

6. According to the presentation, opponents of assisted suicide argue that?

- the availability of assisted suicide may put pressure on dying patients to relieve the burden on friends and loved ones even if they would rather go on living.

- palliative care and hospice should be banned along with assisted suicide because suffering is a necessary part of life.

- life is sacred and must be preserved at all costs: assisted suicide should be prohibited and patients should not be allowed to refuse life-saving treatments.

7. According to the presentation, the Final Exit movement is controversial because?

- it advocates the expansion of assisted suicide laws to individuals who are not terminal (expected to die within six months).

- its members euthanize dying patients who are no longer physically able to end their own lives.

- it provides guidance for individuals who want to painlessly end their lives in states that don't allow assisted suicide.

8. According to the presentation, Canada's medical aid in dying policy is controversial because?

- assisted suicide is mandatory for dying patients who meet certain criteria in order to reduce end-of-life costs for the country's single-payer health care plan.

- it allows non-citizens from other countries to travel to Canada and receive aid in dying.

- it has expanded eligibility to patients with mental illnesses and other non-terminal conditions.