Basilio sustained severe and irreversible brain damage due to an accidental overdose of insulin.His wife and children decided to remove the life-support system,and Basilio subsequently died.This is an example of ________ euthanasia.

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This is an example of passive euthanasia, which involves withholding or withdrawing medical treatment or life-sustaining measures with the intention of allowing a natural death to occur. The decision to remove the life-support system is not an active intervention to end Basilio's life, but rather a decision to allow his natural death to occur. Choices A, C, and D are not applicable in this scenario.

Basilio Sustained Severe and Irreversible Brain Damage Due to an Accidental