Euthanasia

Question 1

oxygen deprivation that can be caused by hanging oneself

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• Asphyxiation

Question 2

overdosing oneself with some hazardous medicine

Answer 2

• Toxification

Question 3

jumping from a building

Answer 3

• Blunt Force Trauma

Question 4

making oneself killed by a train, truck, car or any vehicle

Answer 4

• Self-defenestrating

Question 5

slitting one’s throat, abdomen, or wrist

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• Exsanguination

Question 6

• WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DYING WITH DIGNITY¬?

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The ability to meet death on your own terms.

Question 7

practicing of ending life in a painless way.

Answer 7

• EUTHANASIA

Question 8

means “well”, “good”, or “easy”

Answer 8

• “eu”

Question 9

means “death”

Answer 9

• “thanatos”

Question 10

the person (patient) consents or decides for himself/herself to be killed “painlessly

Answer 10

• Voluntary Euthanasia

Question 11

taking steps to end patient’s life at their request

Answer 11

• Active and Voluntary

Question 12

patient voluntarily chooses to refuse life-sustaining treatments or asks such treatments to be withdrawn

Answer 12

• Passive and Voluntary

Question 13

A patient with terminal ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) requests assistance to end his life as his condition becomes worst. After ensuring the patient is fully informed and their request is consistent over time, and all legal requirements are met, a nurse participates in administering a lethal dose of medication as part of a legally sanctioned process.

Answer 13

• Active and Voluntary-

Question 14

An elderly patient with severe heart failure decides to stop dialysis, understanding that this will lead to their death. The healthcare team respects the patient’s decision, and the nurse provides palliative care to ensure comfort during the dying process

Answer 14

• Passive and Voluntary

Question 15

the person (patient) cannot decide for himself/herself to die painlessly so that another person will decide for him/her

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• Nonvoluntary Euthanasia

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involves actively ending patients’ life without their consent and often against their wishes

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• Active and Nonvoluntary

Question 17

life sustaining treatments are withheld or withdrawn without the patient’s consent

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• Passive and Nonvoluntary

Question 18

A patient in a persistent vegetative state is taken off life support based on a decision by the family or medical team, without any advance directive from the patient.

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• Passive and Nonvoluntary

Question 19

T. Gary Williams considers euthanasia to be morally wrong firstly because it is an intentional killing and opposes the natural moral law, or the nature inclination to preserve life.

Answer 19

Pros

Question 20

Philippa Foot endorse both active and passive euthanasia. Everyone has the right to life; hence it is what a person wants that counts.

Answer 20

Cons

Question 21

endorse both active and passive euthanasia. Everyone has the right to life; hence it is what a person wants that counts.

Answer 21

Philippa Foot

Question 22

considers euthanasia to be morally wrong firstly because it is an intentional killing and opposes the natural moral law, or the nature inclination to preserve life.

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• T. Gary Williams