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21.According to your textbook, residents of Eastern European and Islamic : 1245524
21.According to your textbook, residents of Eastern European and Islamic countries do not view active euthanasia as favorably as Western Europeans because
a.they are more democratic in their politics in those countries.
b.they have a more sophisticated understanding of bioethics in those countries.
c.there are more stringent laws against active euthanasia in those countries.
d.they are more influenced by religious beliefs that argue against such practices.
22.Arguably the most famous and widely-politicized case of euthanasia in the United States of America involved ________, who died in Florida in 2005.
a.C. Everett Koopc.Jack Kevorkian
b.Terri Schiavod.Christopher Reeve
23.A Harris poll released in 2011 revealed that 70% of adults questioned favor the idea that people have a right to choose to end their lives in certain instances. Which of the following was NOT one of the criteria used for that finding?
a.the person in question was terminally ill
b.the person in question had no family or friends to support them
c.the person in question was in tremendous pain
d.the person in question had no chance of recovering
24.Physician-________ suicide occurs when a medical doctor provides a patient with a fatal dose of medication that the patient administers to him- or herself.
a.directedc.augmented
b.assistedd.initiated
25.Klaus is a physician who practices in the Netherlands. He has recently assisted a patient in committing suicide. According to a 1984 Dutch Supreme Court ruling, Klaus will not be prosecuted for this action if several different criteria are met. Which of the following is NOT one of those conditions?
a.there was no relief available for this patient
b.the patient was competent to make this decision
c.the patient experienced moderate to severe pain as a result of her condition
d.the patient made the request repeatedly over time
26.Which US state passed the first law legalizing physician-assisted suicide?
a.Californiac.Washington
b.Idahod.Oregon
27.Between 1998 and 2011, _____ patients died under the terms of the Death with Dignity act that was passed in Oregon in 1994
a.525c.2425
b.1130d.3775
28.Harold has decided that he does not want to have his life prolonged by life-support machines should he ever become so injured or ill that he needs them. He decides to create a document where his wishes about life support and other treatments will be clearly stated. Harold is going to write a ________.
a.living will
b.durable power of attorney for health care
c.Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
d.writ of habeus corpus
29.Anita has recently learned that she suffers from a progressive neurological disease that will, in time, rob her of her ability to make decisions for herself. She and her husband go to an attorney, and ask for a document that assigns the husband as the person who will act as her agent for medical decisions when she is no longer able to do so for herself. The document they are requesting is called a ________
a.living will
b.Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
c.durable power of attorney for health care
d.state enforced active euthanasia contract (SEAEC)
30.What do a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care share in common?
a.they both make one’s wishes about their own health care known in the event that they become incapable of expressing them
b.they both designate the person’s parent(s) as their ad-libitum decision-maker
c.they are both recognized by the state but not by federal bodies
d.they can both be over-ridden by a “2PO,” or a “two-physician order.”
