Physician-assisted suicide involves
A) physicians doing everything in their power to save the lives of patients.
B) the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions for ill patients.
C) a physician administering a fatal dose of medication to a patient.
D) a physician providing a fatal dose of medication that the patient self-administers.

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Physician-assisted suicide refers to the practice of a doctor providing a terminally ill patient with the means to end their own life, typically through prescribing and providing lethal medication which the patient self-administers. Option A refers to the standard practice of medicine, Option B is related to the appointment of a healthcare proxy or surrogate decision-maker, and Option C refers to euthanasia, which is illegal in most places.

Physician-Assisted Suicide Involves