Wolf argues that the aggressive administration of pain-relieving drugs that foreseeably increase the risk of the patient's death is not a case of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide because:
A) Many therapeutic actions by medical professionals foreseeably increase the risk of death as well.
B) Death must be the immediate result of a practice for that practice to qualify as an act of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.
C) Patients may consent to the aggressive administration of pain-relieving drugs without knowing the relevant risks.
D) In such a case, the patient is not killed, but is merely allowed to die.

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Aggressive administration of pain-relieving drugs is considered a therapeutic action, which can foreseeably increase the risk of death, similar to other medical treatments, but is not intended to cause death directly.

Wolf Argues That the Aggressive Administration of Pain-Relieving Drugs That