Issue of physician-assisted suicide

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Question 1: People who agree with physician-assisted suicide might use which claim in their arguments supporting this procedure?

Adults in these conditions are not free to make end-of-life decisions.
Physician assisted suicide might diminish the value of life in society at large.
Keeping people alive to suffer is cruel.
Doctors have a duty to aid in end-of-life decisions.
None of the above

Question 2: A deontologist could argue which statement in relation to the issue of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia?

PAS and euthanasia are not ethically acceptable, because life is universally valuable and these procedures result in death.
PAS and euthanasia are not ethically acceptable, because they lead to greater amounts of unhappiness than keeping people alive.
PAS and euthanasia are ethically acceptable because one always has to respect the dignity of life and allowing people this choice affirms their dignity.
A and B
A and C

Question 3: Which company recruited homeless people to test its drugs?

Pfizer
Eli Lilly
SmithKline Beecham
Merck
None of the above

Question 4: What is the best way to define the word "autonomy" when it comes to ethical decision making?

Having the freedom to do whatever someone wants to do
Having limitations that prevent one from doing what one wants to do
Having the freedom to make decisions that align with one's desires, goals, and social context
Being determined by fate to act in specific ways
None of the above

Question 5: Florynce Kennedy would agree with which statement?

Making abortion illegal is the result of continual undermining of women's rights.
If men could get pregnant, abortion would be illegal.
Women have had historical power to make decisions about legislation that relates to abortion.
Men in general have cared about women's autonomy when they make decisions about rights.
None of the above

Question 6: Which group of people might not be fully autonomous in choosing to be a research subject?

The incarcerated
The poor
The mentally ill
All of the above
None of the above

Question 7: According to the text, how many states have laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide?

Question 8: Death with Dignity requires that______________

the patient desire to undertake the procedure.
the doctor administer the lethal dose.
the patient have a family member aid in administering the lethal dose.
A and B
A and C

Question 9: Which is a guideline for doctors pursuing research with human subjects?

The human subject does not need to consent.
The experiment can be based on activity that does not necessarily promote a greater
good for society.
The degree of risk should not be greater than the seriousness of the problem that needs to be solved.
Subjects should not be able to end the experiment when they choose.
The scientist has the right to continue the experiment after determining that harm might result.

Question 10: People who work in the field of mental health__________________

may reveal information in cases where the patient intends bodily harm to another person.
may never reveal confidential information.
ought to never reveal any information.
may not reveal information about diseases that could be used to inflict pain on another person.
none of the above

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