Chapter 10: Euthanasia And Physician-Assisted Suicide

Question 1

What is euthanasia?

Answer 1

Directly or indirectly bringing about the death of another person for that person’s sake

Question 2

What is involuntary euthanasia?

Answer 2

Bringing about someone’s death against her will or without asking for her consent while she is competent to decide

Question 3

What is nonvoluntary euthanasia?

Answer 3

Euthanasia performed when patients are not competent to choose it for themselves and have not previously disclosed their preferences

Question 4

What is passive euthanasia?

Answer 4

Allowing someone to die by not doing something that would prolong life

Question 5

What is physician-assisted suicide?

Answer 5

A patient’s taking her own life with the aid of a physician

Question 6

What is voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 6

Euthanasia performed when competent patients voluntarily request or agree to it

Question 7

What is active euthanasia?

Answer 7

Performing an action that directly caused someone to die; “mercy killing”