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Biomedical ethics final exam review
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1. The beneficial consequences that my result from legalization of
euthanasia as proposed by Brock are the following
a.______________
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b. ______________
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c._______________
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d._______________
Ans: a.respect self determination
b. relief patient
c. relief patient suffering
d. serve as an insurance policy
2. In his article on VA euthanasia, Brock examines two broad lines of
arguments against euthanasia
a.______________
b.______________
Ans: a. deontological euthanasia is a form of killing and all killing is
wrong
b. consequentialist legalizing euthanasia is going to lead to disastrous
consequences
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3. People are generally opposed to killing because they have learned or
been ______________to think about it in negative terms. Killing is usually
reported in the context of murder, not in the context of humanitarian
service.
Ans: conditioned
4. Allowing someone to die involves ______a_______ when no cure is
possible or _____b______ because it is no longer able to cure a dying
patient.
Ans: a. withholding intervention
b. withdrawing
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5. To the idea that active voluntary euthanasia is incompatible with a
physician's moral and professional commitment to care for patients and
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protect life, Brock replies: __________________________________
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Ans: the center of medicine should be patient self determination and well
being not life preserving
6. To the objection that allowing euthanasia would undermine general
confidence in healthcare services providing optimal care for dying
patients, Brock replies: _____________________________________
Ans: allowing refusal does not undermine that commitment only small
amount of death happen from euthanasia
7. The context of euthanasia, the slippery slope argument is the idea
that________________________
Ans: an action is going to set off a chain of event
8. Abuse of laws permitting active euthanasia can be prevented by doing
the following:
a. _____________________
b. _____________________
c. _____________________
Ans: a. having safe guards to make sure only people who satisfy certain
conditions can die
Biomedical ethics final exam review
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
1. The beneficial consequences that my result from legalization of
euthanasia as proposed by Brock are the following
a.______________
© 2026 Assignment
b. ______________
Guru01 - Stuvia
c._______________
Expert
d._______________
Ans: a.respect self determination
b. relief patient
c. relief patient suffering
d. serve as an insurance policy
2. In his article on VA euthanasia, Brock examines two broad lines of
arguments against euthanasia
a.______________
b.______________
Ans: a. deontological euthanasia is a form of killing and all killing is
wrong
b. consequentialist legalizing euthanasia is going to lead to disastrous
consequences
, 2
3. People are generally opposed to killing because they have learned or
been ______________to think about it in negative terms. Killing is usually
reported in the context of murder, not in the context of humanitarian
service.
Ans: conditioned
4. Allowing someone to die involves ______a_______ when no cure is
possible or _____b______ because it is no longer able to cure a dying
patient.
Ans: a. withholding intervention
b. withdrawing
© 2026 Assignment
5. To the idea that active voluntary euthanasia is incompatible with a
physician's moral and professional commitment to care for patients and
Guru01 - Stuvia
protect life, Brock replies: __________________________________
Expert
Ans: the center of medicine should be patient self determination and well
being not life preserving
6. To the objection that allowing euthanasia would undermine general
confidence in healthcare services providing optimal care for dying
patients, Brock replies: _____________________________________
Ans: allowing refusal does not undermine that commitment only small
amount of death happen from euthanasia
7. The context of euthanasia, the slippery slope argument is the idea
that________________________
Ans: an action is going to set off a chain of event
8. Abuse of laws permitting active euthanasia can be prevented by doing
the following:
a. _____________________
b. _____________________
c. _____________________
Ans: a. having safe guards to make sure only people who satisfy certain
conditions can die
