Deck 10: Euthanasia

Question 1

Nonvoluntary euthanasia means causing death in violation of the patient's consent.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

A) The spirit leaves the body.
B) Heart has stopped beating.
C) Whole brain death has occurred.
D) Person has lost all mental function.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Administering a lethal dose to a person who requests it is termed voluntary active euthanasia.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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.

Question 5

Euthanasia laws in the U.S.allow for nonvoluntary passive euthanasia.

Question 6

All the following are recognized as legal grounds for withdrawing life support except

A) Living will.
B) Verbal request by adult patient.
C) Request of responsible family member.
D) Written request by minor patient.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

A) Active euthanasia
B) Double effect
C) Overdose
D) Physician error

Question 10

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.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of extraordinary intervention?

A) Transfusion
B) Transplant
C) Antibiotics
D) Defibrillation

Question 12

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.

Question 13

Mercy Killing is the same as _________ euthanasia.

A) Passive voluntary
B) Passive involuntary
C) Active voluntary
D) Active involuntary

Question 14

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

Question 15

Physician-assisted suicide is suicide that results from a physician's prescription of lethal medication.

Question 16

The primary determinant of whether a case should be labeled active or passive euthanasia is whether or not there is any action involved.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of ordinary intervention?

A) Transfusion
B) Transplant
C) Heart palpitation
D) Respirator

Question 18

If a person asks to be disconnected from certain life support equipment,and this is done,this is a case of what would be considered voluntary active euthanasia for one is actively doing something.

Question 19

Terri Schiavo's medical condition in 2005 can best be described as

A) Brain dead.
B) Unconscious.
C) Permanent vegetative state.
D) Coma.

Question 20

________ is a nonconsequential consideration for active voluntary euthanasia.

A) Effect on family
B) Autonomy
C) Family finances
D) Shortage of medial facilities

Question 21

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.

Question 22

Give a consequentialist and a nonconsequentialist or deontological reason for the importance of voluntariness.

Question 23

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.

Question 24

According to Rachels,if the motive is morally appropriate,

A) passive euthanasia is not morally worse than active euthanasia.
B) active euthanasia is not morally worse than passive euthanasia.
C) the action itself is inconsequential.
D) physician-assisted suicide is ethical.

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

Parents of a newborn who is dying no matter what is done ask that doctors not do anything else to prolong its life.

Question 28

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.