Dr. Kelly has just purposely killed a patient by injecting her with a lethal amount of medication. This patient had an incurable illness and requested to die rather than go through a long, painful treatment. This is an example of:
A) clinical death.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) active euthanasia.
D) inducing a persistent vegetative state.

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Active euthanasia involves taking specific steps to cause a patient's death at the patient's request, which is what Dr. Kelly did by injecting a lethal amount of medication.

Dr Kelly Has Just Purposely Killed a Patient by Injecting