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Title: Jamal, a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), was frightened that the advancing disease would ca
Post by: gh0st on May 25, 2015
Jamal, a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), was frightened that the advancing disease would cause him to die a horrible death in the near future; he wanted a quick, painless exit from life. So his attending physician obliged his request, injecting controlled substances into the patient, thus causing his death. Which of the following concepts best describes this behavior?

a)   Active euthanasia
b)   Passive euthanasia
c)   Physician-assisted suicide
d)   Patient generated suicide


Title: Re: Jamal, a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), was frightened that the advancing disease woul
Post by: randis_oddy on Jun 2, 2015
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Title: Re: Jamal, a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), was frightened that the advancing disease would ca
Post by: gh0st on Jun 28, 2015
Right as always!